Stopping the Revolving Door: Increasing Teacher Retention

By Sam Brill, A. McCartney. 2008

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Why are New Teachers Leaving the Profession? Results of a Canada-Wide Survey (2013, result): “Although it came up, low salary was not a prominent factor in teacher attrit ion, a finding that has been reported previously[6],[37],[39].”
Why leave the teaching profession? A longitudinal approach to the prevalence and persistence of teacher turnover intentions (2020, background): “2013; Skaalvik and Skaalvik 2011), and contextual attributes, such as time constraints, salary or lack of opportunities for personal and professional development, can bring about teacher career turnover (Borman and Dowling 2008; Brill and McCartney 2008; Hughes 2012; Mäkelä and Whipp 2015; Parker 20”
Teacher Retention: Teacher Characteristics, School Characteristics, Organizational Characteristics, and Teacher Efficacy (2012, background): “Several studies have cited overwhelming workloads and excessive paperwork as contributing factors in teachers’ decisions to abandon teaching (Brill & McCartney, 2008; Johnson & Birkeland, 2003; Kersaint et al., 2007).”
Retaining Black Teachers: An Examination of Black Female Teachers’ Intentions to Remain in K-12 Classrooms (2016, background): “Likewise, Brill and McCartney (2008) suggest minor increases would produce minor results; rather, a substantial pay increase will reap greater result in teacher retention.”