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Valuing Early Career Teachers: Putting the Brakes on the Exodus

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>The attrition of early career teachers has been</p> <p>identified as an international issue. This paper</p> <p>reports on an Australian study that sought to</p> <p>identify the lived experiences of beginning</p> <p>teachers in one independent school system</p> <p>in their first three years. Areas such as the</p> <p>teacher’s job satisfaction and impacting factors</p> <p>were addressed. Data revealed that the main</p> <p>drivers for teachers terminating their teaching</p> <p>career in the first few years are connected to</p> <p>work/life balance, the level of support from</p> <p>administration, the teacher’s mentor, and the</p> <p>level and appropriateness of the professional</p> <p>development they are permitted to attend.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1377
avondale-bepress.authorsMarion Shields
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter W Kilgour
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avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol12/iss1/8
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationShields, M., & Kilgour, P. W. (2018). Valuing early career teachers: Putting the brakes on the exodus. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 12</em>(1), 32-36. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1377
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avondale-bepress.publication-titleTEACH Journal of Christian Education
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avondale-bepress.titleValuing Early Career Teachers: Putting the Brakes on the Exodus
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dc.contributor.authorKilgour, Peter W.
dc.contributor.authorShields, Marion
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:27:49Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:27:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-01
dc.date.submitted2018-08-23T19:04:59Z
dc.description.abstract<p>The attrition of early career teachers has been</p> <p>identified as an international issue. This paper</p> <p>reports on an Australian study that sought to</p> <p>identify the lived experiences of beginning</p> <p>teachers in one independent school system</p> <p>in their first three years. Areas such as the</p> <p>teacher’s job satisfaction and impacting factors</p> <p>were addressed. Data revealed that the main</p> <p>drivers for teachers terminating their teaching</p> <p>career in the first few years are connected to</p> <p>work/life balance, the level of support from</p> <p>administration, the teacher’s mentor, and the</p> <p>level and appropriateness of the professional</p> <p>development they are permitted to attend.</p>
dc.identifier.citationShields, M., & Kilgour, P. W. (2018). Valuing early career teachers: Putting the brakes on the exodus. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 12</em>(1), 32-36. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1377
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1377
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/12717375
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.subjectattrition
dc.subjectadministration
dc.subjectmentoring
dc.subjectworkload
dc.subjectsupport
dc.subjecttenure
dc.subjectprofessional development
dc.titleValuing Early Career Teachers: Putting the Brakes on the Exodus
dc.typeJournal Article
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