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The Effects of Working Conditions on Teacher Retention
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Geiger, Tray; Pivovarova, Margarita – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
Teacher attrition is one of the driving contributors to the shortage of effective teachers internationally and in the United States. The common factors that spur teachers worldwide to leave the profession include low salaries, quality of teacher preparation programs, overwhelming workload, and poor working conditions. In this study, we analyzed…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Mixed Methods Research
Secondary Teacher's Dissatisfaction with the Teaching Profession in Latin America: The Case of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
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Madero, Cristobal – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2019
In this study, descriptive and comparative in nature, I analyze teachers' dissatisfaction with their profession in Chile, Brazil, and Mexico (N = 10,846). Using data from the 2013 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), I question whether extrinsic and intrinsic elements of school organizations, in addition to teachers' personal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
"Theorizing Teacher Mobility": A Critical Review of Literature
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Vagi, Robert; Pivovarova, Margarita – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
In this critical review of literature, we summarize the major theoretical frameworks that have been used to study teacher mobility. In total we identified 40 teacher mobility studies that met our inclusion criteria. We conclude that relatively few theoretical frameworks have been used to study teacher mobility and those that have been used are…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Educational Theories, Influences, Decision Making