Why teachers leave: Factors that influence retention and resignation

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 775-794

  Kersaint, Gladis ^a   Lewis, Jennifer ^a   Potter, Robert ^a   Meisels, Gerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational research; Faculty mobility; Teacher persistence; Teacher resignation; Teacher retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447134333     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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