 | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (June 2023) |
Teacher retention is a field of education research that focuses on how factors such as school characteristics and teacher demographics affect whether teachers stay in their schools, move to different schools, or leave the profession before retirement. The field developed in response to a perceived shortage in the education labor market in the 1990s. The most recent meta-analysis establishes that school factors, teacher factors, and external and policy factors are key factors that influence teacher attrition and retention.[1] Teacher attrition is thought to be higher in low income schools and in high need subjects like math, science, and special education. More recent evidence suggests that school organizational characteristics has significant effects on teacher decisions to stay or leave.[2]
Teacher shortage can be caused both by decreased teacher retention and decreased teacher supply.[3] The teacher supply depends on wage elasticity.[4]
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- ^ Nguyen, Tuan D. (January 2021). "Linking school organizational characteristics and teacher retention: Evidence from repeated cross-sectional national data". Teaching and Teacher Education. 97: 103220. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2020.103220. S2CID 226316946.
- ^ Sutcher, Leib; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Carver-Thomas, Desiree (September 2016). A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S. (Report). Learning Policy Institute. Retrieved 20 July 2024.[page needed]
- ^ Wolter, Stefan C.; Denzler, Stefan (2004). "Wage Elasticity of the Teacher Supply in Switzerland". Brussels Economic Review. 47 (3): 387–408. SSRN 391984.