ERIC Number: EJ1214939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-2147-0456
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Mentors, Self-Efficacy, or Professional Development: Which Mediate Job Satisfaction for New Teachers? A Regression Examination
Renbarger, Rachel; Davis, Brenda K.
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, v8 n1 p21-34 2019
Research has shown that new teachers have struggles in the classroom, leading to high attrition rates for this population. Factors such as job satisfaction, self-efficacy, and mentorship programs have all been found to impact teacher attrition. This study aims to examine the relationship between these variables along with another common issue teachers face: barriers to professional development (i.e., cost, time). This study utilized the Teaching and Learning International Survey of beginning teachers in the United States. Using multiple regression, results indicated there was a positive relationship between job satisfaction and self-efficacy and the presence of a mentor. There was a negative relationship between barriers to professional development and job satisfaction. Limitations, implications, and areas for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Mentors, Self Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Correlation, Barriers, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Scores, Teacher Characteristics, Goodness of Fit, Models, Elementary Secondary Education
Uludag University, Education Faculty, Department of Educational Sciences. Bursa, Turkey. e-mail: jtee.editor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jtee.org; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/jtee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Teaching and Learning International Survey (NCES)
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