Teacher Attrition Rates in a Large Urban Elementary School in the Southeastern United States

Literaturnachweis - Detailanzeige

Trefferliste

Autor/in	Russ, Yvonne Joy
Titel	Teacher Attrition Rates in a Large Urban Elementary School in the Southeastern United States
Quelle	(2023), (120 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3796-1936-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Faculty Mobility; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Persistence; Self Efficacy; Academic Achievement; Standards; Beginning Teachers; Experienced Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Phenomenology; Administrator Attitudes; Disadvantaged Schools; Teacher Salaries; Urban Schools; Professionalism; Educational Environment; Trust (Psychology); Instructional Leadership; Stress Variables; Teacher Student Relationship; Mental Health; Physical Health; Leisure Time + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schulleistung; Standard; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Lehrerverhalten; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Professionalität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Psychohygiene; Gesundheitszustand; Freizeit
Abstract	Educational organizations were experiencing increasing teacher attrition rates, thereby impacting teacher self-efficacy, workplace continuity, and student achievement levels. With this national crisis unfolding, schools struggled to recruit and retain high-quality teachers necessary for organizational success and student mastery of standards-based instruction. The increasing levels of teacher attrition were affecting both novice and veteran schoolteachers. The purpose of this applied dissertation was to understand the experiences of teachers impacted by the problem of increasing teacher attrition, as well as identify retention strategies to employ. Scholarly research on the topic of teacher attrition highlighted factors and issues related to this dilemma; however, a limited amount of research was available regarding health issues encountered by teachers in the field as a result of other teachers exiting and fewer numbers of replacement teachers entering the classrooms. The qualitative research approach facilitated the exploration of participant perspectives of experiences related to increasing teacher attrition rates. The study was conducted utilizing a phenomenological research design with indepth interviews. Research participants included seven teachers and two administrators staffed in an urban Title I elementary school. For Research Question 1, factors emerged that teachers and administrators perceived contributed to the number of teachers who left their positions at the urban elementary school. Examples of factors included teachers no longer felt they were making a difference in educating students, insufficient salaries for working long hours, and coping with paperwork demands from the state.For Research Question 2, factors emerged that teachers and administrators perceived might decrease the number of teachers who left their positions at the urban elementary school. Some of the factors were positive school climate with professionalism, trust, and good school leadership, as well as respect and admiration for work and sacrifices of teachers. For Research Question 3, participants reported stress influenced teacher attrition rates in a variety of ways, such as a stressful negative school atmosphere that led to unhappy teachers and trickled down to severe classroom problems with students. Nonschool-related teachers' hobbies and leisure activities alleviated stress with enhancement of the physical health and mental health of teachers. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tel: 800-521-0600; Web site: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01