A Descriptive Study of Factors Influencing the Retention of Secondary Agriculture Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Elliott, Kevin S.; Dainty, Julie D.; Jones, Jon
Titel	A Descriptive Study of Factors Influencing the Retention of Secondary Agriculture Teachers
Quelle	In: Career and Technical Education Research, 42 (2017) 1, S.3-20 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-754X
Schlagwörter	Teacher Persistence; Secondary School Teachers; Agricultural Education; Teacher Education; Teaching Experience; Beginning Teachers; Teaching Skills; Social Integration; Institutional Characteristics; Teacher Student Relationship; Curriculum Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Soziale Integration; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify specific factors affecting the retention of secondary agriculture teachers. The six factors data were collected on included educational preparation, teacher commitment, first year teaching experience, skills and abilities, social integration, and institutional factors. Participants in this study perceived factors contributing to educational preparation as "good" with no exceptional ratings. Respondents "agreed" with the nine items pertaining to teacher commitment and all 21 items within the skills and abilities category. Gaining student respect was rated as an extremely important part of social integration in their teaching career. Although participants agreed with five of the six items in the first year teaching experience, they were undecided in their confidence in curriculum development. Twenty-six of the 30 items within the institutional factors were rated as very important with administrative support for program development ranking the highest. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Career and Technical Education Research. Web site: http://acteronline.org/publications/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01