Teacher attrition and retention: A meta-analytic and narrative review of the research

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-409

  Borman, Geoffrey D ^a   Maritza Dowling, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Faculty careers; Meta analysis; Teacher research

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650989965     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654308321455     Document Type: Article

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