ERIC Number: EJ917574
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-6062
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Ten Missteps that Will Drive Away Teachers
Smith, Stacey L.; Eisterhold, Leigh Ann
Principal, v90 n1 p42-47 Sep-Oct 2010
Teacher turnover plagues schools and fatigues principals everywhere: More than 40 percent of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. This article presents a guide which offers practical recommendations to principals who are dedicated to retaining and developing new teachers. Brief facetious suggestions are given for principals who enjoy contributing to the troubling attrition rates and find recruiting and hiring new teachers yearly exciting and adventurous.
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Career Change, Faculty Mobility, Student Attrition, Principals, Personnel Selection, Teacher Administrator Relationship
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). 1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 800-386-2377; Tel: 703-684-3345; Fax: 800-396-2377; e-mail: naesp@naesp.org; Web site: http://www.naesp.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A