An Exploration of Issues in the Attraction and Retention of Teachers to Non-Metropolitan Schools in Western Australia

Autor/inn/en	Frid, Sandra; Smith, Melanie; Sparrow, Len; Trinidad, Sue
Titel	An Exploration of Issues in the Attraction and Retention of Teachers to Non-Metropolitan Schools in Western Australia
Quelle	In: Education in Rural Australia, 18 (2008) 1, S.43-55 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1036-0026
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Early Childhood Education; Graduates; Foreign Countries; Professional Development; Teacher Persistence; Teacher Recruitment; Preservice Teacher Education; Questionnaires; Faculty Development; Rural Areas; Outcomes of Education; Mathematics Education; Science Education; Information Technology; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ausland; Lehrerrekrutierung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Fragebogen; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Mathematische Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Informationstechnologie; Australien
Abstract	Recent graduates of pre-service primary/early childhood education programmes completed a written questionnaire to ascertain their teaching locations and professional development needs. Analysis of the data raised important questions concerning the attraction and retention of graduate teachers to non-metropolitan schools, challenging some commonly-held beliefs and revealing that: it is not necessary to "go country" to obtain fulltime employment upon graduation; both metropolitan and non-metropolitan employment positions lead to changing locations and/or jobs; and it is not the younger graduates who take up teaching positions in non-metropolitan schools. The findings also suggested there are differences in professional development needs, with "time" more predominant as a need for non-metropolitan teachers. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913, Australia. Tel: +08-9264-5809; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10