Date of Degree
2025
Degree Name
Ed.D. (Doctor of Education)
Department
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations (LEPF)
Director
Creed, Benjamin
Committee Members
Campbell-Tominov, Natacia; Tonks, Steven
Keywords
Teacher Retention, Teacher Attrition, Teacher Salary, Teacher Workplace Conditions, Collective Bargaining, Unions
Abstract
This study explores the impact of teacher retention on the education system and possible reasons that teachers decide to leave. Exploring working conditions of salary satisfaction, student behavior, administrative support and peer perceptions, this study draws correlations between these conditions to see the impact on a teacher's decision to stay or leave. The results of this study help build a picture of the complex decision-making process that a teacher may go through in their career to stay or leave the profession. This information can be used to inform districts, boards, administrators and unions to build policy and practice that is conducive to effective teacher retention.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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Recommended Citation
Kanwischer, Thomas, "WHY DO TEACHERS STAY OR LEAVE?: THE RELATIONSHIP OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, PEER PERCEPTIONS, SATISFACTION OF SALARY AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR ON THE BIG CAREER DECISION" (2025). Dissertations of Practice. 85.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-disspractice/85
