Purpose: This phenomenological study aimed to explore and expand upon prior research relative to short- and long-term factors affecting high school principal tenure and motivational influences that inform principal tenure in traditional high schools. Theoretical Framework: The foundation for this qualitative study is based on the theoretical…

This study's purpose was to investigate teacher retention at Central Elementary School by identifying, studying, and considering the reasons connected to teacher perceptions and attitudes as it relates to job (dis)satisfaction since turnover rates can be the deciding factor. The evidence collected in this study may profit educators in the near…

The Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) team provides critical research administration services for the research community at the University of Denver. As research funding continues to rise at the University of Denver, retention of research administrators is critically important. Job satisfaction is key to employee engagement and retention.…

Background: The distribution of job tenure plays an important role in demography, economics, and sociology. Job tenure in a labor market is analogous to age in a population. Demographers have used indirect methods based on variable-r methods to estimate parameters for life table models. The variable-r method can also be employed to estimate the…

Community Colleges (CCs) have been particularly impacted by a deluge of "development" and "good" leadership frameworks removed from the very communities in which leading remains paramount. A paradigm shift is needed to support current and aspiring CC leaders in a manner that prioritizes the very essence of learning in the…

Using a convergent mixed methodology, this study examined the perceptions and experiences of remote admissions professionals regarding their job satisfaction in relation to retention, by way of semi-structured interviews and a comprehensive survey. With 84 complete survey responses, this represented over 10 percent of the estimated 800 remote…

Research is robust in detailing the various reasons teachers leave the profession. There is scant literature on why teachers stay and what should be done to improve teacher retention. Teacher retention is a primary concern nationally and internationally. The inability to retain teachers has resulted in a teacher shortage and significantly affects…

Higher education institutions rely on staff working in a variety of roles to perform their core functions, including custodians, librarians, food service workers, career counselors, and residence hall directors. Research within and beyond the field of higher education offers multiple approaches leaders can consider to improve their workplace…

Background: Scant attention has been paid to the quality of working life of social care workers in Ireland. This study sought to characterise both the quality of working life and the well-being of social care workers in the disability sector. Method: A cross-sectional survey of social care workers (n = 307) was conducted. Measures of work-related…

R. Goldring and Taie (2018) found that there was a national turnover rate of 18% among principals during the 2015-16 academic year. Previous research has also revealed that as many as 50% of new principals do not stay in their positions beyond their third year (Fuller & Young, 2009; School Leaders Network, 2014). This high turnover highlights…

Turnover in the US early childhood education (ECE) workforce is associated with worse outcomes for children. Greater workplace spirituality, or the perception of meaningful work, sense of community, and alignment with organizational values, is associated with reduced turnover. However, this association has not been examined in ECE professionals.…

Background: Few studies have examined well-being among speech and language therapists (SLTs), and no study to date has examined quality of working life. Research is also needed to better understand how individual and organisational factors influence quality of working life and well-being of SLTs. Aims: The aims of this study were to characterise…

Four-day school week (4DSW) adoption is an increasingly popular policy, particularly for rural districts that are seeking to reduce educator turnover and district expenditures. Using a staggered treatment event study design, I am among the first to estimate the quasi-experimental effects of 4DSW adoption on teacher, principal, and paraprofessional…

Background: Computer science faces a persistent attrition problem, with people leaving the field at a rate that exceeds new entrants. Given the increasing demand for computing jobs, it is essential to focus on reducing the number of individuals exiting the field. Purpose: This study investigates why individuals leave the computer science field…

Teacher shortage is a significant issue that school administrators and policy makers are facing today. In order to better retain teachers, school leadership needs to understand why teachers leave teaching before they are eligible for retirement. This multi-case study delved into the experiences of mathematics teachers who left teaching in the…