The purpose of this study is to identify the perceptions of novice and veteran
teachers regarding the role of the principal in retaining teachers in the profession. Also,
the research investigated whether and to what extent there are differences in the
perceptions of novice and veteran teachers on the role of the principal in teacher
retention. Participants for the study were selected from 15 elementary schools in an
urban school district in the Southwestern part of the United States. The study included
270 novice and veteran elementary teachers who completed a Likert Scale
questionnaire consisting of 23 questions. The study revealed that novice and veteran
teachers believe principals play a key role in the retention of novice teachers.
Specifically, the study revealed that teachers want to know the expectation of
principals and their evaluation of them as a novice. In addition, they expect principals
to play a major role in providing professional development support for teaching
strategies, classroom management, and they expect continuous collaboration and
encouragement. The results of the study revealed that there was not a statistically significant difference in the perceptions of the novice and veteran teachers in regards to
the role of the principal and teacher retention.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4677 |
| Date | 25 April 2007 |
| Creators | Sarpy-Simpson, Claudine L. |
| Contributors | Carter, Norvella |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 214129 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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