ERIC Number: EJ754816
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
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Tackling Teacher Turnover in Child Care: Understanding Causes and Consequences, Identifying Solutions
Hale-Jinks, Claudia; Knopf, Herman; Kemple, Kristen
Childhood Education, v82 n4 p219 Sum 2006
"Teacher turnover," the number of teachers who leave a program during a year has numerous detrimental effects that can lower the quality of care received by children and families. High rates of teacher turnover, high child-to-adult ratios, and poorly trained staff characterize poor-quality child care in the United States. In fact, high rates of teacher turnover may be a consequence of low program quality. In this article, the authors discuss and identify the causes, consequences and solutions of teacher turnover in child care.
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Child Care, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Student Ratio, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care Occupations, Job Satisfaction, Quality of Working Life, Program Evaluation, Teacher Education, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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