... to evaluate teacher effectiveness, with student growth accounting for a significant portion of the overall measure of effectiveness; (c) annual evaluation of teachers and principals; and (d) use of evaluations to inform decisions regarding professional development, compensation, promotion, retention...

... that job satisfaction was the most important influence on retention decisions, while workplace conditions were strongly but indirectly related to retention via job satisfaction. Griffith (2004) noted that leadership quality did not have a direct relationship to teacher attrition but was indirectly...

... not contribute significantly to the models. Originality/value Theoretical models are needed to assist school administrators and researchers in developing programs to improve teacher retention and to predict those teachers who will struggle within the profession. Moreover, developing and testing comprehensive...

...Jacob Easley, II Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore the factors and conditions of moral leadership that affect the potential for teacher retention among Alternative Route Certification teachers. Design/methodology/approach Alternative Route Certification teachers...

...Bob L. Johnson, Jr; Janice R. Fauske; David Waggoner; Paul Goldman Purpose What is the rhetoric that higher education institutions use when they develop and publish policies to improve student retention? Using the organization literature on institutional environments, this study examines...

..., and dilemmas related to school choice are described. The article makes a connection between principal role changes and difficulties in recruitment and retention of principals internationally. Data are presented on principal shortages in several countries. The article concludes with several recommendations...

... and public schools. The nature and strength of the relationships between student factors and selected school variables were tested against a range of school outcome measures such as school retention, academic results and SACE (certification) completion. The implications of these results for the kind...