This data brief presents a model of school psychologist turnover based on publicly available datasets. The model calculates the difference between the expected number of school psychologists for a current year by adding the number of school psychologists from the previous year with estimates of incoming graduates who work in schools. The number of…

This paper aims to better delineate the patterns of mobility and turnover of rural principals in Texas. Specifically, the authors examine the patterns of movement into, within, and out of rural principal positions, as a means to gain a better understanding of the forces of 'draw' within rural areas and 'drain' out. The study consisted of a sample…

Most workers aspire to jobs where they are highly satisfied. This satisfaction may come from remuneration, opportunities for advancement, the work itself, or other factors. Studies have shown that job satisfaction has the potential to reduce absenteeism and employee turnover, but we still know little about the specific satisfaction levels of…

Recent years have witnessed a growing diversity of career patterns, resulting from the relative decline of stable employment. In the present study of 1368 employed and self-employed German adults career pattern diversity was assessed using nine pictograms. The goal was to identify psychological and demographic correlates of these patterns and to…

The population of recent college graduates has been growing more slowly in New England than in the rest of the United States, and New England states are concerned that an inadequate supply of skilled workers may hamper economic growth. In some sense, New England is a victim of its own success. The region's colleges and universities excel at…

Not being able to hire people with the required skills is an obvious impediment to the productivity and prosperity of any organisation and, ultimately, to a country's economy. An equally important concern for employers is how to keep skilled employees and how to use their skills fully. This report examines the ways in which Australian employers…

Work histories from three Japanese mobility surveys were used to measure the extent of permanent employment, finding that historical events and postwar economic development have affected it. Mobility differences were greatest among young workers. White-collar workers in large firms had the lowest mobility, blue-collar, small-firm workers the…

This report presents the findings from a survey to determine the extent, causes, and import of Head Start employee mobility. The findings are based on data from 56 responding programs out of a sample of 70 selected from a population of 863 full-year Head Start programs listed in a 1971 Office of Economic Opportunities inventory. The study in its…

This paper reports on a study aimed at finding the rate of job turnover, the causes, and some of the steps that employers can take to try to minimize it. (Author)

This report presents findings based on data obtained during the prospective phase of the study of employee mobility in Head Start programs. Problems were encountered in the study, making the projection of conclusions regarding the extent of mobility in Head Start programs quite tenuous. The extent of mobility reported and the causes of mobility…

Patterns of employee turnover from a medium-sized law firm in Australia were examined in regard to theories of worker mobility (matching, sectoral shift, and incentive). Results support a role for matching effects, but personnel practices affect the timing of turnover. Matching and incentive-based theories do not explain the high rates of turnover…

A survey of worker tenure with their employers found that workers had 4.5 median years of continuous tenure and 6.5 years of cumulative tenure. Only one-sixth of all workers had been in their current occupations for one year or less. (JOW)

A study of teacher mobility during a 2-year period was conducted among 2,245 newly hired teachers in 125 Oklahoma school districts. Study results showed: (1) staff size increased slightly, but the number of primary teachers declined; (2) larger districts hired more new teachers than did smaller ones; (3) in spite of a relatively tight labor…

The scope of organizational demography is expanded to include two populations, the population of workers and the population of jobs. White's (1970) vacancy chain model is extended, including development of chain reactions of vacancies by person moves (promotions, hires). Multiple grade ratios indicate relative career chances over the…

The Special Labor Force Report shows that 8.7 percent of workers changed occupations between January, 1972, and January, 1973. The article discusses and tabulates data related to current patterns of mobility; demographic characteristics; flows among occupations; distribution by age, sex, and race; and job and industrial mobility. (Author/MW)