Early Childhood Professional Well-Being as a Predictor of the Risk of Turnover in Early Head Start & Head Start Settings

Autor/inn/en	McCormick, Kate I.; McMullen, Mary B.; Lee, Melissa S. C.
Titel	Early Childhood Professional Well-Being as a Predictor of the Risk of Turnover in Early Head Start & Head Start Settings
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 33 (2022) 4, S.567-588 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McCormick, Kate I.) ORCID (McMullen, Mary B.) ORCID (Lee, Melissa S. C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2021.1909915
Schlagwörter	Labor Turnover; Disadvantaged Youth; Job Satisfaction; Intention; Persistence; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Work Environment; Professional Identity; Specialists; Preschool Education; Experience; Individual Characteristics; Geographic Regions; Interpersonal Relationship; Safety + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Ausdauer; Lehrerverhalten; Prädiktor; Arbeitsmilieu; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Erfahrung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sicherheit
Abstract	Turnover is particularly worrisome in Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) where consistency in relational-care systems and stable environments are critical quality indicators. Key adults in EHS/HS settings including teachers, administrators, specialists, and auxiliary personnel impact young children and families by providing care, education, and essential resources. This study addressed risk of turnover (job satisfaction, intentions to remain in position or profession) in a nation-wide sample of EHS/HS professionals (N = 1,076) through the lens of early childhood professional well-being (ECPW). Research Findings: Three ECPW factors were identified: Community Belonging (CB; [alpha] = 0.90); Safety & Security (SS; [alpha] = 0.84); and Professional Identity (PI; [alpha] = 0.76). ANOVA results indicated administrators, and professionals with college and graduate degrees, and those over 20 years of experience in their settings and the field experienced the highest levels of ECPW. SEM confirmed that ECPW was predictive of risk of turnover. Practice and Policy: Results helped refine researchers' earlier conceptualizations of ECPW. Implications of ECPW and risk of turnover in EHS/HS settings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11