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ERIC Number: EJ484074
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Factors, Issues, and Problems in the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers for Rural Schools.
Storey, Vernon J.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v9 n3 p160-69 Win 1993
A survey of 558 teachers in rural schools and districts in British Columbia explored influences on teachers' decisions to enter, remain in, or leave their districts. Important factors in career decisions were the job itself, lifestyle, school district recruiters, financial compensation, social and recreational opportunities, and partner's job. (KS)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Needs, Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Rural Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage, Teaching Conditions
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: British Columbia