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Schaack, Diana D.; Donovan, Courtney V.; Adejumo, Tobiloba; Ortega, Mari – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This qualitative study sought to understand whether there were difference in how early childhood education (ECE) teachers who stayed in or left their jobs interpreted their job demands and resources. It also sought to understand factors that shaped teachers' turnover and retention decisions. Twenty-six teachers who worked in subsidized ECE…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Influences
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Alemu, Yirgalem; Teshome, Aschalew; Kebede, Million; Regassa, Tessema – African Educational Research Journal, 2014
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and sources of stress among practicing student-teachers in the Eastern region of Ethiopia. A total of 112 participants were selected from the total population of 197 using stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), sources of stress measure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions, Graduate Study
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Palmer, Melanie; Rose, Dennis; Sanders, Matthew; Randle, Fiona – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2012
Changes in family and employment patterns have lead to an increasing need for families to balance work and family roles. Little research has examined work and family conflict among teachers. In the present study, 69 New Zealand teachers completed a survey examining occupational-related demands, family-related demands, work and family conflict, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Role Conflict, Dependents
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McLoyd, Vonnie C.; Toyokawa, Teru; Kaplan, Rachel – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
Using data from a sample of 455 African American children (ages 10 to 12 years) and their parents, this study tests a hypothesized model linking (a) maternal work demands to family routines through work-family conflict and depressive symptoms and (b) maternal work demands to children's externalizing and internalizing problems through family…
Descriptors: African American Children, Behavior Problems, Mothers, Conflict
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Dunifon, Rachel; Kalil, Ariel; Bajracharya, Ashish – Developmental Psychology, 2005
In the wake of welfare reform, thousands of low-income single mothers have transitioned into the labor market. In this article, the authors examine how the work conditions of mothers leaving welfare for employment are associated with the emotional well-being of 372 children ages 5 to 15 years. The authors examine the cumulative incidence, over a…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Behavior Problems, Mothers, Children
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Heymann, S. Jody; Earle, Alison – American Educational Research Journal, 2000
Examined the working conditions faced by parents who has at least one child in need of help for educational or behavioral problems using data for 1,878 families from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Mother and Child Survey. Data show that low-income parents often lack the paid leave and flexibility they need to help children with…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Work Relationship, Flexible Working Hours