SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADER PERCEPTIONS ON BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT AND RETENTION

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Elizabeth Hastings Payne Moran (Creator)
Institution
East Carolina University (ECU )
Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Teacher shortage is a chronic problem across the United States today. As a result school districts struggle each year to appropriately staff their schools and provide students with highly-qualified teachers. Of those teachers leaving , the highest category was new teachers or those educators who are in their first five years of teaching. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the perspectives of school and district leaders on beginning teacher support and retention. InQuiry methodology was used to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. Findings generated three distinct viewpoints. An analysis and implications for these findings are discussed in order to highlight factors that can be implemented to improve teacher retention.

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Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 2017
Keywords
beginning teacher retention
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