Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2023
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Erin Lehmann
Abstract
Teacher retention has been a challenge for most schools for several years. High-needs schools have been known to have twice the trouble with teacher retention as schools not considered high-needs. The purpose of this study was to identify effective practices school principals can implement to retain teachers at high-needs, urban secondary schools. This quantitative study called on teachers from high-needs schools in Iowa to complete a survey identifying principal qualities related to retention, perceived reasons for teacher attrition, and reasons they continue to teach at their current school. Three hundred eighty-five teachers from five different Iowa school districts participated in the study. The findings of the study suggest teacher attrition and retention revolves around three main elements—Leader Member Exchange (LMX), teacher allocations, and school climate.
Subject Categories
Educational Leadership
Keywords
high-needs schools, LMX, pandemic, secondary, teacher retention, urban
Number of Pages
144
Publisher
University of South Dakota
Recommended Citation
Schmit, Christopher Kenneth, "Teacher Retention: Retaining Teachers in High-Needs, Urban Secondary Schools in a Midwest State Post-Pandemic" (2023). Dissertations and Theses. 101.
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/101