A Study of Teacher Attrition in Rural, North Central, Alabama

Autor/in	Frasher Tuttle, Laura Lynn
Titel	A Study of Teacher Attrition in Rural, North Central, Alabama
Quelle	(2019), (198 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Concordia University (Oregon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3921-6430-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Faculty Mobility; Rural Areas; Teacher Attitudes; Discipline Problems; Student Behavior; Educational Resources; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Family Work Relationship; Career Change; Teacher Education Programs; Program Improvement; Teacher Student Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Mentors; School Safety; Compensation (Remuneration); Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Lehrerverhalten; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsmittel; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich
Abstract	Why do some teachers choose to leave the profession within the first five years of service? Focusing on one group of 25 former teachers and a second group of 25 current teachers in the rural, North Central, Alabama, area, the researcher studied how the nationally known reasons for teacher attrition found in the literature review applied to this population. The study was based on a quantitative method, using a causal-comparative design, and the survey design data collection method. The researcher's conceptual framework utilized the theories of social practice, transformational leadership, and self-efficacy. The study found teachers left because of student discipline problems, dissatisfaction with administrators and school resources. Teachers also left for jobs closer to home or to care for families. Some of the teachers left to make a career change. The study also found teacher education programs needed to improve by providing candidates with training on how to work with students of diverse backgrounds, how to manage poor student behaviors and how to communicate effectively with parents. The study found teachers needed the administration's help with collaboration, mentoring, discipline, school safety, and compensation. [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).
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Update	2020/1/01