Teacher Attrition Revisited: The Role of School Environment and Teacher Dissatisfaction in Teacher Attrition

• In Event: Issues in Teacher Retention

Abstract

This study reexamines the role of the school environment in teachers’ decisions to leave their jobs. A social-ecological model was used to define the school environment with teacher background, school context variables, and school environment variables. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ 2007-8 School and Staffing Survey and 2008-9 Teacher Follow-up Survey was used. Data analysis included an exploratory factor analysis and a multi-level logistic regression. Level one was identified as the teacher while level two was identified as the school. Results are currently pending. Implications and connections to teacher education are discussed.

Author

• Cara M. Moore, The University of Tennessee