Keeping Our Best? A Survival Analysis Examining a Measure of Preservice Teacher Quality and Teacher Attrition

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      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      13
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      Department of Education (ED)
    • Contract Number:
      U336S090087
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Teacher Effectiveness; Faculty Mobility; Student Teachers; Student Teaching; Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Persistence; Correlation; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Education Programs
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/0022487117725025
    • ISSN:
      0022-4871
    • Abstract:
      Preparing, recruiting, and retaining high-quality teachers into the profession has been a concern of policy makers and practitioners for some time. Teacher attrition is problematic and costly for schools and districts. However, relatively few studies have investigated the relationship between preservice teacher quality and teacher attrition. In this study, we analyze data from an apprenticeship-style teacher preparation program to understand the relationship between a measure of preservice teacher quality--student teachers' observational scores--and their decisions to (a) enter into the profession, and (b) stay in the profession within the first 2 years after graduation. We find that more qualified student teachers are more likely to enter into the profession and stay in the profession, even after controlling for student teachers' demographic characteristics and their academic achievement.
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      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      67
    • Publication Date:
      2019
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1206137