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Disparities in Teachers' Access to Schools' Collective Social Assets Based on Role, Race, and Poverty
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Mason-Williams, Loretta; Bettini, Elizabeth; Morris Mathews, Hannah; Boveda, Mildred; Rodgers, Wendy – Remedial and Special Education, 2023
A schools' collective social assets (i.e., school culture, administrative support, and satisfied colleagues) are especially important for beginning teachers at higher risk of attrition, including special educators, teachers of color, teachers in high-poverty schools, and teachers in schools serving predominantly students of color. These teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Minority Group Teachers
Principal Turnover: Are There Different Types of Principals Who Move from or Leave Their Schools? A Latent Class Analysis of the 2007-2008 Schools and Staffing Survey and the 2008-2009 Principal Follow-Up Survey
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Boyce, Jared; Bowers, Alex J. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which there is a typology of principals who depart from their schools in the U.S. using the 2007-2008 Schools and Staffing Survey and the 2008-2009 Principal Follow-up Survey. Prior principal retention research has focused on identifying factors that predict principal turnover; however,…
Descriptors: Principals, Labor Turnover, Administrative Change, Followup Studies
Contributory Factors to Teachers' Sense of Community in Public Urban Elementary Schools
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Kirkhus, Debra – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to teachers' sense of community within public, urban, elementary schools. Because previous research has touted the benefits of teacher communities within schools (Kruse, 2001; Leana & Pil, 2006; Ware & Kitsantas, 2007) educational leaders are challenged with creating…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Teaching Conditions
Teachers' Sense of Community: How Do Public and Private School Compare?
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Royal, Mark; And Others – 1996
This Issues Brief uses data from Schools and Staffing Surveys (SASS) conducted in 1987-88 and 1993-94 to examine teachers' sense of community in U.S. public and private schools. The brief examines teachers' perceptions of: (1) the extent to which staff members share common goals, beliefs, and expectations with respect to schooling; (2) the extent…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Community, Elementary Secondary Education, Private Schools