ERIC Number: ED671044
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Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 74
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The Factors of Teacher Attrition and Retention: An Updated and Expanded Meta-Analysis of the Literature. EdWorkingPaper No. 19-149
Tuan D. Nguyen; Lam Pham; Matthew G. Springer; Michael Crouch
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Building on a previous meta-analysis of the literature on teacher attrition and retention by leveraging studies with longitudinal data and a modern systematic search process, this updated comprehensive meta-analysis synthesizes findings from 120 studies on the factors of teacher attrition and retention. We find the research on teacher attrition has grown substantially over the last thirteen years, both on the factors that are examined as well as the increased specificity and nuanced operationalization of existing factors. Consequently, we expand the conceptual framework to include four new categories of these factors and organize existing and new categories into three broad groups of factors, namely personal, school, and external correlates. We discuss our findings of how these factors are associated with teacher attrition and contrast them with previous findings. We also discuss the policy implications of our findings.
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Transfer, Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Qualifications, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Resources, Student Characteristics, Accountability
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
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