ERIC Number: ED539484
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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The Effects of School Facility Quality on Teacher Retention in Urban School Districts
Buckley, Jack; Schneider, Mark; Shang, Yi
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
The attrition of both new and experienced teachers is a great 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 better induced to stay. Here we build upon this literature by suggesting another important factor: the quality of school facilities. We investigate the importance of facility quality using data from a survey of K-12 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. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures and 6 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experienced Teachers, Educational Facilities, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Facilities Improvement, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Predictor Variables, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Beginning Teachers, Educational Policy, Rural Schools, Lighting, Teacher Morale, Multivariate Analysis, Acoustics, School Buildings, School Safety, Structural Elements (Construction), Ventilation, School Maintenance, Educational Resources, Federal Legislation, Work Environment, Pollution
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. 1090 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 888-552-0624; Tel: 202-289-7800; Web site: http://www.edfacilities.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Ford Foundation; 21st Century School Fund
Authoring Institution: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Identifiers - Location: Australia; California; District of Columbia; Illinois; New York
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A