ERIC Number: EJ1446491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3535
Teacher Mobility from "Starter School" to "Forever School": The Impact on Urban Schools and Students
Kaitlyn O. Holshouser; T. Scott Holcomb; Adriana L. Medina
Education and Urban Society, v56 n9 p1065-1093 2024
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Framework was utilized to examine the complexity of the teacher turnover problem in regard to structural inequalities within education that need to be dismantled to create equitable outcomes for all students. Hierarchical cluster analysis was implemented to investigate school report card data of elementary schools in a rural school district (n = 18) and an urban school district (n = 41) in geographical proximity in the southeastern United States. Clusters were formed using school level variables including the breakdown of student race/ethnicity, percentage of economically disadvantaged students, teacher turnover rates, years of teaching experience, and a school performance measure. Four clusters emerged from the analysis. Across all variables there were significant differences found between clusters (p <0.001) in the school performance measure, teacher turnover rates, student race/ethnicity, and percentage of students receiving free/reduced price lunch. The percentage of teachers with between 4 and 10 years of experience was statistically equivalent across all cluster groups, differences were found in the number of initially licensed teachers (a low of 9.9% in Cluster 2 to a high of 27.0% in Cluster 4) and teachers with 10 or more years experience (ranging from 46.5% in Cluster 4 to 62.2% in Cluster 2).
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Student Diversity, Teaching Experience, Elementary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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