Reasons Teachers Stay : Lessons from High-Retention Schools, Districts, and C...

by Larkin, Douglas B.; Patzelt, Suzanne Poole

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Reasons Teachers Stay : Lessons from High-Retention Schools, Districts, and Communities, Paperback by Larkin, Douglas B.; Patzelt, Suzanne Poole, ISBN 9798895570425, ISBN-13 9798895570425, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A research-based guide uncovering what teachers say keeps them in their schools—and how leaders can sustain them The Reasons Teachers Stay offers a powerful new perspective on the urgent issue of teacher retention. While national headlines focus on why so many teachers leave, Douglas B. Larkin and Suzanne Poole Patzelt flip the question to ask: What makes teachers stay? Larkin and Patzelt’s findings can inform the practice of administrators, school leaders, and teachers in creating supportive work environments within K–12 school districts. Drawing on a six-year longitudinal study of US schools, districts, and communities with high rates of teacher retention, the work reveals that sustaining effective teachers in their jobs requires more than just a satisfactory working environment and incentives. Larkin and Patzelt find that teachers are retained when an interrelated set of conditions, including a manageable teaching load, a degree of autonomy, adequate compensation, and supportive relationships with colleagues, are in place to meet their needs. They present their findings using the teacher embeddedness framework to show how fit, interpersonal connections, and school-based/community assets matter more than previously understood. Engaging case studies a

• ISBN: 9798895570425
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