Factors Influencing Teachers To Remain At Charter Schools

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to teacher longevity in charter schools located in central and northwest Indiana. Phenomenological methodology was used to collect data regarding charter school teachers’ perceptions by conducting in-depth interviews. Charter school teachers who had remained with the same charter school for 2 or more years were asked to provide information about factors that influenced them to remain. Fourteen teachers were interviewed. Results showed that charter school teachers in this study were motivated to remain with a charter school for 2 or more years because of the following factors: (a) building relationships, (b) making a difference, and (c) teacher development. Understanding teachers’ decisions to remain in these schools may help charter school administrators improve recruiting efforts, attract more highly qualified teachers, reduce teacher turnover, and improve teacher retention.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Banks, Tyneasha

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Marsha Bundt
• Dr. Vashti Taylor

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/415

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1444