NDLI: “Hello, goodbye”: Exploring the phenomenon of leaving teaching early

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Torres, Aubrey Scheopner
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	High teacher attrition rates hinder schools in their ability to provide quality instruction. This study seeks to understand why teachers leave early in their careers (within the first 5 years) using a mixed methods approach that combined 50 in-depth interviews with 15 public and 10 Catholic school teachers in the United States who left early with statistical analyses of public and Catholic school early leavers’ responses in the national Schools and Staffing and Teacher Follow-up surveys. This study argues that to understand why teachers leave early requires examining teachers’ entire experiences throughout their short time in the profession. A framework informed by sociocultural and commitment theories was developed through systematic analysis of the interview and survey data providing a complex approach for examining the phenomenon of early leaving. Findings suggest that teachers’ career decisions were influenced by the unique public and Catholic school cultures, as well as their commitment to teaching, their teaching experiences, and their beliefs and values. Differences between public and Catholic early leaver experiences are discussed.
Starting Page	117
Ending Page	154
Page Count	38
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13892843
Journal	Journal of Educational Change
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731812
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-07-05
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Teacher retention Teacher attrition Mixed methods research Catholic education Educational Policy and Politics Administration, Organization and Leadership
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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