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Peer reviewedMurnane, Richard J.; And Others – Harvard Educational Review, 1989
The career paths of a sample of 5,100 White North Carolina teachers were analyzed using hazards modeling. Subject specialties, lower salaries, and National Teacher Examination scores were important predictors of secondary teacher turnover. Elementary school teachers were less likely to leave overall and more likely to return to teaching. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary School Teachers, Labor Economics, Predictor Variables
