Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
5-2024
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6867-055X
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
Organizational Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
John McIntyre
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Amy Barrios
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Mark Weatherly
Abstract
A comprehensive analysis is necessary to determine the cause of and solutions for the rate of K12 teacher attrition in the United States. Researchers have sought to understand the root causes of attrition or the institutional factors that influence teachers to voluntarily change professions. The most frequently identified factors include the personal characteristics of these teachers, freedom of curriculum development, teacher autonomy, and resources such as salaries. Evidence shows that this attrition among highly qualified teachers is detrimental to the quality of education, particularly in terms of student outcomes, and substantiates that effective initiatives surrounding remediation of these factors are necessary to address the root cause of many systemic issues currently faced. Regardless of efforts to understand and solve the problem, teacher attrition remains prevalent today. This quantitative descriptive and correlational study clarified the detrimental factors leading to attrition in the school system and educational policies and practices that mitigate the rate of loss of a valuable resource—namely, highly qualified teachers. Keywords: attrition, educational policies, autonomy, work satisfaction, curriculum development, workplace environment, attrition rates, teacher freedom, administrative control
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Recommended Citation
Donch, Shari, "Teacher Attrition: A Quantitative Analysis of Driving Factors and Potential Solutions Among Highly Qualified K-12 U.S. Public School Teachers" (2024). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 788.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/788