The Magnitude, Destinations, and Determinants of Mathematics and Science Teacher Turnover

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 435-464

  Ingersoll, Richard M ^a   May, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

math and science teachers; teacher career paths; teacher turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869168478     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373712454326     Document Type: Article

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