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Author ORCID Identifier
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AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Degree Program
Education
Year Degree Awarded
2015
First Advisor
Linda L. Griffin
Second Advisor
Ruth Ellen Verock-O-Loughlin
Third Advisor
Daniel Gerber
Subject Categories
Educational Administration and Supervision | Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration | Elementary Education and Teaching | Other Educational Administration and Supervision | Other Teacher Education and Professional Development | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Studies report that nearly a third of novice teachers leave the field before their third year of service (Ingersoll, 2002), and almost half of novice teachers leave the field before completing their fifth year of service (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003; Johnson, 2004). These rates of turnover have remained steady (NCES, 2011). Schools are workplaces where teachers face a multitude of factors that collectively contribute to job satisfaction/dissatisfaction. Generally, research has indicated that administrative support has a profound effect on the experiences of new teachers (Ingersoll & Kralik, 2004). The purpose of this phenomenological study is to examine 6 principals’ perceptions of the main factors behind teacher retention statistics and their personal perceptions of their role as a factor in the career decisions of new teachers. In-depth interviewing will investigate the following research questions: To what extent do the principals identify with the new teacher experience? What do principals perceive to be the main factors behind high attrition rates for new teachers, and to what extent do principals believe that new teacher retention is important? What do the principals do to support new teachers in schools, and how is this effort affected by their perceptions of the research on new teacher retention or contextual variables? Results indicated that the participating principals believed that new teacher retention was a crucial component of school functioning, and they generally perceived themselves to have a great deal of influence over new teacher job satisfaction and eventual retention. More specifically, it was evident that the participants do intentionally try to retain good teachers on both direct and indirect levels.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/6432051.0
Recommended Citation
Coates, Meredith, "Principals’ Perceived Influence over New Teacher Retention" (2015). Doctoral Dissertations. 288.
https://doi.org/10.7275/6432051.0
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/288
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Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons