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Sustaining a System for High-Quality Teachers. Executive Summary for Report 1: Key Characteristics of Austin Independent School District Teacher Leavers and Transfers. Publication 14.119 ES
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Schmitt, Lisa N. T.; Cornetto, Karen M. – Online Submission, 2015
This executive summary highlights findings from the full report (published separately), describing how many teachers transferred or changed jobs in AISD, remained at their schools, or left the school district after the 2013-2014 school year, along with characteristics of teachers in each group. A separate research brief also was published. [For…
Descriptors: School Districts, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Transfer, Teacher Persistence
The Effects of College Major and Job Field Congruence on Job Satisfaction
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Wolniak, Gregory C.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
This study investigated predictors of job satisfaction and builds on previous research on the effects of bachelor's degree majors and job field congruence on job satisfaction. Data on workers' job experiences in 2001 were matched to those workers' college experiences across 30 institutions and background characteristics up to 25 years earlier.…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Majors (Students), Income, College Graduates
A Qualitative Method for Assessing Faculty Satisfaction
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Ambrose, Susan; Huston, Therese; Norman, Marie – Research in Higher Education, 2005
Universities attempt to hire the highest quality faculty they can, but they are not always successful at retaining them. Furthermore, some faculty members who do remain may not function as engaging colleagues who make others want to stay. This study investigates why some faculty members leave and why others stay by illuminating the complexities of…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Qualitative Research, College Faculty, Universities
Educational Dimensions, Issue Five--1985.
Green, Judith, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Designed as a forum for issues pertinent to education at the two-year college level, this journal contains articles and dissertation abstracts by professionals at community colleges in New York. The articles are: (1) "Imagery, Visualizations, and Music: Implications for Learning Using the Right Hemisphere," by Shirley Aaronson; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Black Literature, Cerebral Dominance, Community Colleges
The Federal Physician Survey for the Navajo Area: A Predictive Model for Recruitment and Retention.
May, Philip A. – 1977
The 114 physicians working for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (IHS) in June 1976 were surveyed to determine what attracted and retained physicians to the Navajo area. Of the 114 questionnaires mailed, 90 were returned. Designed to obtain data on the physician's background, choice of location, and satisfaction with both community and work…
Descriptors: Altruism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Career Opportunities
Examination of the Relationships between Perceived Teaching Potential, Commitment, and Efficacy and Performance, Satisfaction, Preparation, Career Orientation, and Academic Ability.
Kemis, Mari R.; Warren, Richard D. – 1991
The present study extends a previous study of student teachers' teaching potential to first-year teachers and includes variables addressing commitment to a teaching career and efficacy. Respondents consisted of 126 first-year teachers who completed questionnaires at student teaching, graduation, and one year following graduation. Seven tables are…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Beginning Teachers, Career Planning, Elementary Secondary Education