The Impact of Teacher Turnover on K–12 Low-Income Students' Behavioral Problems: The Role of Student-Teacher Relationships

• In Event: Teacher Preparation and Training in Classroom Management: Examining Effective Practices

Abstract

With the rising prevalence and severity of teacher turnover in the United States, the current review aims to explore the driving factors to teacher turnover, the impacts of teacher turnover on K-12 low-income students’ behavioral problems, and how student-teacher relationships buffer, or minimize K-12 low-income students' behavioral problems. The review is conducted with a total of 35 studies with the systematic review strategy by collecting data from Google Scholar, EBSCO, and ProQuest. The literature revealed that teacher turnover is associated with teacher characteristics and school/organizational characteristics. Furthermore, mixed findings presented a research gap about the impacts of teacher turnover on children’s behavioral problems. Lastly, with high-quality student-teacher relationships in the classrooms, students have lower levels of behavioral problems.

Author

• Yu Jie Hsiao
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