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EJ687752 - Fix It and They Might Stay: School Facility Quality and Teacher Retention in Washington, D.C.

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ERIC #:	EJ687752
Title:	Fix It and They Might Stay: School Facility Quality and Teacher Retention in Washington, D.C.
Authors:	Buckley, Jack; Schneider, Mark; Shang, Yi
Descriptors:	Elementary Secondary Education; Teacher Persistence; Public School Teachers; Educational Facilities Improvement; Urban Schools; Teaching Conditions; Teacher Attitudes; Predictor Variables
Source:	Teachers College Record, v107 n5 p1107-1123 May 2005
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Publisher:	Journal Customer Services, Blackwell Publishing, 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770 (Toll Free); Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: subscrip@bos.blackwellpublishing.com.
Publication Date:	2005-05-00
Pages:	17
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	The attrition of both new and experienced teachers is a challenge for schools and school administrators throughout the United States, particularly in large urban districts. Because of the importance of this issue, there is a large empirical literature that investigates why teachers quit and how they might be induced to stay. Here we build upon this literature by suggesting another important factor in the teacher decision to stay or leave: the quality of school facilities. We investigate the importance of facility quality using data from a survey of K-12 public school teachers in Washington, D.C. We find in our sample that facility quality is an important predictor of the decision of teachers to leave their current position, even after controlling for other contributing factors.
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ISSN:	ISSN-0161-4681
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Kindergarten; Middle Schools; Preschool Education; Secondary Education
Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9620.2005.00506.x

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