This comprehensive meta-analysis on teacher career trajectories, consisting of 34 studies of
63 attrition moderators, seeks to understand why teaching attrition occurs, or what factors …

This article critically reviews the recent empirical literature on teacher recruitment and
retention published in the United States. It examines the characteristics of individuals who …

Substantial teacher turnover poses a challenge to staffing public schools with effective
teachers. The scope of the teacher retention challenge across school districts, however …

This study explores different perceptions of pre-service and beginning teachers' professional
identity in relation to their decisions to leave the profession. Teachers' professional identity …

This study investigates the motives for teacher attrition of newly qualified teachers who never
started a teaching career and those dropping out after a short period. A survey was …

This paper uses rich new data on New York State teachers to: determine how much variation
in the average attributes of teachers exists across schools, identify schools that have the …

A number of studies have found that teachers are prone to leave schools serving high
proportions of low-achieving, low-income, and minority students for more economically and …

Teacher quality is now the focus of unprecedented policy analysis. To achieve its goals, the
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires a “highly qualified teacher” in all classrooms. The …

Administrative data on fifth grade students in North Carolina shows that more highly
qualified teachers tend to be matched with more advantaged students, both across schools …

Background High rates of teacher turnover likely mean greater school instability, disruption
of curricular cohesiveness, and a continual need to hire inexperienced teachers, who …