Why leave the teaching profession? : a longitudinal approach to the prevalence and persistence of teacher turnover intentions |
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Author: | Räsänen, Katariina1; Pietarinen, Janne2; Pyhältö, Kirsi3,4; |
Organizations: |
1School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonkatu 2, PL 111, 80101, Joensuu, Finland 2School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland 3Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
4Centre for University Teaching and Learning, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
5School of Education, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.7 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021111755774 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature,
2020
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Publish Date: | 2021-11-17 |
Description: |
AbstractTeacher turnover has been recognized as a significant problem in the education worldwide. This study focuses on exploring reasons behind the turnover intentions, and persistence of such intentions in 5-year follow-up among Finnish teachers. Longitudinal survey data were collected from Finnish comprehensive school teachers in 2010 (T1 n = 2310) and 2016 (T2 n = 1450). The results showed that 50% of the teachers had turnover intentions. Turnover intentions were remarkably persistent, but the reasons for them varied significantly. Lack of professional commitment and factors related to the school system and workload were the main reasons for teacher turnover intention. The results suggest several factors that should be improved simultaneously in the teaching profession to increase teacher job satisfaction and retention. see all
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Series: |
Social psychology of education |
ISSN: | 1381-2890 |
ISSN-E: | 1573-1928 |
ISSN-L: | 1381-2890 |
Volume: | 23 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 837 - 859 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11218-020-09567-x |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s11218-020-09567-x |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
516 Educational sciences |
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Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Eastern Finland (UEF) including Kuopio University Hospital. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture under Grant (6600567); the Academy of Finland under Grant Number (295022) and the Doctoral Programme in Educational Studies, Philosophical Faculty, University of Eastern Finland. |
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