Mobility-Related Teacher Turnover and the Unequal Distribution of Experienced Teachers in Turkey

Autor/in	Özoglu, Murat
Titel	Mobility-Related Teacher Turnover and the Unequal Distribution of Experienced Teachers in Turkey
Quelle	In: Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 15 (2015) 4, S.891-909 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-0485
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Faculty Mobility; Labor Turnover; Experienced Teachers; Teacher Distribution; Mixed Methods Research; Correlation; Teacher Placement; Geographic Location; Academic Achievement; Teacher Motivation; Instructional Development; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Environment; Geographic Regions; Educational Policy; Computation; Data Collection; Semi Structured Interviews; Validity; Statistical Analysis; Regional Characteristics; Teacher Persistence; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Korrelation; Schulleistung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Data capture; Datensammlung; Gültigkeit; Statistische Analyse; Regionaler Faktor; Türkei
Abstract	This study investigates the issue of mobility-related teacher turnover in Turkey through both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative findings derived from descriptive and correlational analyses of countrywide teacher-assignment and transfer data indicate that a high rate of mobility-related turnover is observed in the less-developed, eastern provinces of Turkey. The qualitative findings derived from semi-structured, in-depth interviews with school principals suggest that the factors contributing to the issue of mobility-related teacher turnover experienced in eastern Turkey are largely related to the socio-economic and geographic conditions of the region. The qualitative findings further suggest that this turnover issue may have far-reaching negative consequences across school-wide performances and processes. Participants consistently reported that the issue of teacher turnover had negative impacts on student performance, teacher motivation and commitment, instructional planning, administrative processes, and school climate. The study concludes by exploring possible policy implications for alleviating the issue of mobility-related teacher turnover as experienced in the less-developed, eastern regions of Turkey. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01