ERIC Number: EJ1368508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0957-5146
EISSN: EISSN-1472-4421
Influential Others: Infant/Toddler Teachers' Perspectives on Entry into and Retention in the Infant/Toddler Workforce
Leifield, Lisa
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, v42 n4-5 p465-479 2022
This qualitative descriptive study was designed to answer the following questions: How do infant/toddler teachers (ITTs) enter the infant/toddler workforce? What motivates teachers to work in the infant/toddler workforce? What recruitment strategies are identified by experienced ITTs? What retention strategies are identified by experienced ITTs? Ten experienced ITTs participated in sixty-minute interviews. Their responses reveal five themes that point to the influences of others -- including faculty, supervisors, coworkers, and infants themselves -- in supporting teachers' entries into and tenure in the infant/toddler workforce. Implications and directions for future research on the influences of others in the infant/toddler (I/T) workforce are discussed.
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Teachers, Career Choice, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Motivation, Tenure, Teacher Recruitment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma (Tulsa)
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