Date Approved
7-18-2022
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-Educational Leadership (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
College of Education
First Advisor
Dr. Richard Geisel
Academic Year
2021/2022
Abstract
As Ingersoll (2003) reported, between 40% and 50% of teachers will leave the field of education by their fifth year (as cited in Mee & Haverback, 2014). The numerous teachers leaving the profession is costly to a school and negatively affects student outcomes (Young, 2018). Administrators need to be knowledgeable in the most effective ways to keep their teachers the first five years and beyond. This project will train administrators on specific ways to avoid teacher turnover. It will focus on the role of a principal including opportunities for distributed leadership and professional development. The second section will focus on induction programs that are shown to keep teachers longer, with emphasis on mentor programs. The project will also address the issue of teacher burnout. The objective of this project is to lower the attrition rate in the surrounding schools.
ScholarWorks Citation
Hedrick, Kate, "Teacher Retention: The Causes and an Administrator’s Role in Reducing Attrition" (2022). Culminating Experience Projects. 152.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/152
