Poster #12 - Mentoring, Socialization, Satisfaction, and Career Commitment as Predictors of Teacher Turnover Intent

• In Event: 63.088 - MTCC Poster Session 14
  In Poster Session: 63.088-3 - Division K Section 10: Teacher Educator Learning and Practice

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the relations among informal and formal mentoring, socialization-related learning, satisfaction, career commitment, and turnover intent. Two-hundred fifty two middle school teachers from ten Midwestern U.S. schools were surveyed. Path-analytic results demonstrated that positive informal and formal mentoring experiences, successful adaptation, and greater commitment to teaching as a career reduced the likelihood of turnover intent. The informal mentoring model explained 49.3 percent of the variance in turnover intent, while the formal mentoring model explained 29.3 percent of the variance in turnover intent. Research with larger, more diverse samples and moderator variables was recommended. Both informal and formal mentoring were highlighted as possible leverage points for reducing teacher turnover intent.

Authors

• Thomas G. Reio, Florida International University

• Joanne Sanders-Reio, Florida International University

• Ayana Morgan, Florida International University