The main purpose of this study is to determine the effect of using a new type of mnemonic device, utilizing dance steps in teaching Chemistry 7 in the retention rate of students on the properties of metals and non-metals. Different dance mnemonics corresponding to each property of the two types of elements were developed by the researcher. It was…

Teachers are among the most critical stakeholders within the school community. Effective teachers are needed to provide students with a quality education and to prepare them for success both in and out of the classroom (Miller et al., 2020). Almost half of all teachers leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. In Florida, 40%…

In the United States teacher retention in K-3 classrooms has declined, and so has the retention rate for the charter elementary school located in the study state. The problem is teacher retention rates in K-3 schools have declined in the U.S. The purpose of this basic qualitative research study was to explore teachers' perspectives regarding…

Nationally, retaining students in adult basic education (ABE) is an ongoing challenge for numerous programs. The problem is the low retention rates among adult basic education learners in a non-profit ABE program in a large metropolitan city in Georgia. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore how persistence affects student…

The increasing influx into Australia of (im)migrants whose first language is not English has made Australia linguistically more diverse than ever. Despite this, Australia remains a strongly Anglocentric nation, and migrants, in response, tend to abandon their heritage languages (HL) and shift to English relatively quickly. Korean migrants in…

There are racial/ethnic disparities associated with school punishment practices and academic progress. In addition, research suggests that urban schools have stricter school punishment practices and higher grade retention rates. What remains unknown, however, is the relationship between race/ethnicity, school punishment practices, and retention…

With a rise of alternative permit (AltPermit) teachers coming to education, many have little to no preparation or self-efficacy for the demands needed to support all learners. Low teacher efficacy is associated with high rates of attrition. As a result, districts throughout the United States struggle to retain the teachers they recruit and hire…

This paper evaluates the impact on dropout rates of a policy change in Mexico that eliminates grade retention for all first to third-grade students, causing a sharp reduction in repetition rates. I use a 12-year panel of schools to exploit such variation and estimate Difference-in-Difference models showing an average decrease in dropout rates of…

National teacher shortages has received attention in the last few years and researchers project turnover rates will grow in the upcoming years (Sorensen & Ladd, 2020; Sutcher, DarlingHammond, & Carver-Thomas, 2016). As a result, districts and administrators are challenged with hiring highly qualified teachers (Garcia & Weiss, 2019;…

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected children's care and education worldwide. This article reports on patterns of participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC) across Australia as influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and national policies. Using ECEC data from Xplor -- a software platform used across Australian childcare…

Teacher retention rates continue to plummet at schools across the nation. A principal at Sunnyside Elementary watches firsthand as the revolving door of teachers increases significantly in her brief 3 years of leadership at this school. Once well-known and highly regarded at an award-winning school in the northeast, the principal struggles to…

This document reports the findings of a project completed as part of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Catholic Educational Leadership program at Saint Louis University. In this project, the team investigated the effects of COVID-19 on teacher retention in Catholic Schools. COVID-19 caused a significant disruption of the educational paradigm…

This document reports the findings of a project completed as part of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Catholic Educational Leadership program at Saint Louis University. In this project, the team investigated the effects of COVID-19 on teacher retention in Catholic Schools. COVID-19 caused a significant disruption of the educational paradigm…

Low participation rates of students studying science at the secondary level are of international concern. One of the under-researched factors influencing low participation rates in the sciences in Australia is primary school student stereotypes concerning science and scientists. We explore how Year 4 (9-10-year-olds) students perceive science,…

The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the perceived personal, school, and external correlates that influence new teacher retention among K-12 teachers who have remained in their current position throughout their first five years of teaching. The problem this study addressed was the high attrition rates among early-career…