Schools across America are filled with educators who are skilled in their craft but stressed with their work, which is leading to alarming rates of burnout, turnover, and attrition. Much of the existing professional literature addressing public education largely identifies financial limitations as the driving force behind these challenges, but…

The current departure of teachers from the profession has sounded the alarms that we are facing a crisis in education. The rate of teacher retention has fallen and the influx of new teachers into the profession has declined. Using motivational theories from Herzberg, McCelland and others, this study focused on intrinsic motivation factors and how…

The current departure of teachers from the profession has sounded the alarms that we are facing a crisis in education. The rate of teacher retention has fallen and the influx of new teachers into the profession has declined. Using motivational theories from Herzberg, McCelland and others, this study focused on intrinsic motivation factors and how…

The current departure of teachers from the profession has sounded the alarms that we are facing a crisis in education. The rate of teacher retention has fallen and the influx of new teachers into the profession has declined. Using motivational theories from Herzberg, McCelland and others, this study focused on intrinsic motivation factors and how…

The current departure of teachers from the profession has sounded the alarms that we are facing a crisis in education. The rate of teacher retention has fallen and the influx of new teachers into the profession has declined. Using motivational theories from Herzberg, McClelland and others, this study focused on intrinsic motivation factors and how…

Teachers with less than 5 years of teaching experience in low socioeconomic status schools are more likely to leave education than those who have taught in a higher socioeconomic school, often leaving schools in low socioeconomic areas struggling to fill vacancies and to keep a full teaching staff. Many students are high-risk if they attend a…

There are evident shortages with increased demands for qualified special education teachers (SETs) nationwide (Peyton et al., 2021). Although efforts have been made to reduce SET attrition and increase retention, it is still unknown what job factors influence SETs' intent to stay, transfer, migrate, pursue administrative positions, pursue…

Administrative support is critical in reducing the teacher turnover rate. Specifically, teachers indicated the need for administrative support, relevant opportunities for professional development, behavioral support, and allocating time for collaboration and planning. In addition, proving administrative support is most consistently associated with…

Research focusing on retention is vital for addressing the shortage of qualified special educators. In this phenomenological study, therefore, 21 early career special educators in Wisconsin were interviewed to investigate what factors most motivated them to continue in their profession. The study also examined how early career special educators…

Teacher retention in high-poverty middle schools is a topic of concern. Teachers make the decision to leave the profession for a variety of reasons. Induction programs are put in place to for support with the goal of helping new teachers remain in the profession. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to identify critical components of…

This qualitative narrative study explored the teacher induction experiences of new teachers, who have only taught between one to five years, in a complex area in the Hawai'i Department of Education (HIDOE). Past research has shown that teacher induction programs can play an important role in retaining and supporting new teachers in staying in the…

The impact of COVID-19 on teachers is still being assessed. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic this practical action research study action plans for how schools can shift their professional development protocols to be more responsive to teacher's, particularly new teacher's, needs. The action plan is grounded in data from a series of…

The current teacher attrition rate for teachers with 5 years or less of experience is reported to be about 8% within the 1st year and an additional 16% more leaving within the first 5 years (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2017). Furthermore, middle school is one of the most difficult to staff levels in education. This mixed-methods study…

The purpose of this qualitative exploratory single-embedded case study was to explore novice teachers' perceptions of unprofessional school culture, school performance, and teacher retention. The study focused on six licensed middle school novice teachers employed with school districts located in the southeastern region of the United States. This…

This qualitative case study explores the story of celebration for kindergarten teachers at a suburban elementary school in northern New England. This study explored the reality of self-celebration in kindergarten teachers' current practices during staff meetings, planning meetings, response to intervention (RTI) meetings, with their colleagues,…