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Pedersen, K. George – 1970
A study was designed to (1) develop a research design capable of analyzing a large quantity of data relating to teacher movement; (2) assess the implications of selected personal, economic, demographic; and educational school district characteristics for the decision-making behavior of migratory teachers; and (3) determine the influence of similar…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Faculty Mobility, Migration Patterns, Research Design
Haupt, W. Norman – 1971
This is one of 15 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive "Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa." Each study focuses on determining the likely demand for overseas secondary-level personnel through 1975. Each gives a short description…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Secondary Education

Hansen, Glenn L.; Kramer, Robert E. – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1978
A study investigating a high teacher turnover rate concluded that one-fourth could be attributed to nonvoluntary reasons (illness, retirement), one-third to personnel problems between teachers and superiors and/or school policies, and one-fourth to problems with teachers' contracts, salaries, and/or fringe benefits. (AC)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Mobility, Job Satisfaction

Olstad, Roger G.; Beal, Jack L. – Science Education, 1984
Surveyed certified science and mathematics education graduates to determine reasons why they: (1) never taught; (2) left teaching; or (3) stayed in the profession. Also examined the conditions for attracting these recently certified teachers into teaching. Indicates that no reservoir of talent ready to assume science or mathematics teaching…
Descriptors: Graduate Surveys, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Science Education
White, Noel, Ed. – WestEd (NJ1), 2005
"R&D Alert" covers issues affecting schools in the Western Regional Educational Laboratory's four-state region--Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah--and throughout the United States. This issue of "R&D Alert" shares what WestEd is learning from a sample of their latest work, focusing on three points in the process:…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Competencies, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Heller, Daniel A. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
Just as the pool of qualified teacher applicants is shrinking and attrition rates are soaring, new standards are making entry into the teaching profession more difficult. Teachers can make sure their school system doesn't get caught in the crunch by implementing the approach from this visionary guide. Daniel A. Heller describes a top-to-bottom…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Personnel Selection, Mentors, Standards
Gow, Peter – National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), 2005
In this comprehensive manual, author Peter Gow helps schools become communities where teachers are nurtured "from raw recruits into seasoned, effective, and even beloved professionals." Peter Gow, academic dean at Beaver Country Day School (MA), lays out a step-by-step approach to building and keeping a strong faculty, a school's greatest asset.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover
Theobald, Neil D.; Michael, Robert S. – 2001
This study explored how many teachers were leaving public school districts in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin during their first 5 years in teaching. Researchers analyzed four types of novice teachers, including those who: taught continuously in the same district all 5 years, transferred to another district within the state but…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
N/A – US Department of Education, 2004
With both high retirement and high attrition rates among K?12 teachers and a burgeoning student population nationwide, more teachers are needed. Yet if we are to turn around schools in need of improvement, help all students meet rigorous academic standards, and close the achievement gap, simply getting more teachers into the profession will not…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Shortage, Academic Standards, Teaching (Occupation)
Garnes, Lori; Menlove, Ronda; Adams, Elizabeth – 2002
Although shortages of certified special education teachers occur in both rural and urban areas, they are more critical in rural districts, where recruitment can be problematic and there are few special educators on staff. In response to chronic shortages in the state, the Utah State Office of Education created a critical personnel shortages…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Job Satisfaction, Noninstructional Responsibility
Martin, Dorian; Reeves, William E.; Wilson, Eric; O'Dell, Lisa; Egan, Toby Marshall – Online Submission, 2004
In this case study, we describe a strategic initiative that partnered public schools with the fifth largest land-grant university system in the United States to improve statewide recruitment, training, hiring, and retention of K-12 teachers. This effort sought parallel implementation among nine university system institutions in partnership with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Supply and Demand, Public Schools, College School Cooperation
Harris, Mary M. – 2001
This paper describes Project Launch, a beginning teacher induction program that combines individual mentoring with large group meetings that address participants' concerns. Planned by a committee of local teachers, administrators, and teacher educators, Project Launch has operated since 1996-97. Unique features include extensive interinstitutional…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Murillo, Alice – 1998
The purpose of this research was to investigate how important the six literature-identified recruitment factors of Benefits, Institutional Climate, Diversity, External Influences, Prestige, and Working Conditions were to California community college faculty in their decision to accept a certificated position. To accomplish this purpose, the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Community Colleges, Faculty Recruitment, Teacher Attitudes
Jorissen, Kathleen Topolka – 2002
This study examined key factors contributing to the persistence of urban teachers who entered teaching through alternative certification programs. It explored how they constructed meanings from the processes, events, and relationships they experienced. Data came from a 1991-92 cohort of alternatively certified teachers who received tenure in 1994…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Easley, Jacob, II – 2000
The nation is currently battling a shortage of qualified teacher candidates. An escalating concern beyond the limited pool of candidates is the high attrition rate in many school districts. Today's fledgling teachers are choosing not to follow the pattern of their parents and grandparents who have historically remained at a single job or one…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development