Teacher Retention in Appalachian Schools: Evidence from Kentucky

Autor/inn/en	Cowen, Joshua M.; Butler, J. S.; Fowles, Jacob; Streams, Megan E.; Toma, Eugenia F.
Titel	Teacher Retention in Appalachian Schools: Evidence from Kentucky
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 31 (2012) 4, S.431-441 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.12.005
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; School Districts; Faculty Mobility; Public School Teachers; Teacher Persistence; Teacher Effectiveness; Elementary Secondary Education; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; Schulbezirk; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	In this paper we analyze teacher attrition from Appalachian school districts over nearly twenty years of data. We employ a unique panel of public K-12 teachers active in Kentucky between 1986 and 2005, and discern several patterns of interest to scholars and policymakers. Inter-district mobility is rare in Kentucky, and rarer still among Appalachian teachers. Few teachers transfer between regions, but teachers are considerably more likely to leave Appalachia than to transfer to it. Our results also indicate that Appalachian teachers are more likely to exit the profession. One implication of this evidence is that improvements to teacher quality in such isolated areas would require a focus on the home labor pool. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10