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Shields, Darla J. – Schools: Studies in Education, 2009
Urban teachers are fleeing urban schools in large numbers for positions that offer safety, support, security, autonomy, respect, higher pay, and freedom from managing disruptive student behaviors and attitudes that are products of the community's social problems. Efforts to retain experienced teachers in urban districts are crucial to the success…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Social Problems, Urban Teaching, Student Behavior