Getting and Keeping New Teachers

Six Essential Steps from Recruitment to Retention

Janet D. Mulvey, Bruce S. Cooper

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN: 9781607092193
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Retaining new teachers has never been easy and when the teachers are on the fast track in urban settings, turnover and retention are real problems. This book examines how schools can work to recruit, support, and somehow hold on to new teachers, many of whom have only limited formal preparation and experience in the classroom. Getting and Keeping New Teachers explores the orientation of new teachers, their lives in urban schools, and the key role of school leadership and strong collegiality, all of which combine in some cases to support and retain new teachers in important ways.

Table of contents

• Preface
• 1 Introduction: From Teacher Recruiting to Retention—Understanding New and Fast-Track Teachers
• 2 Who Are These Teacher Recruits?
• 3 Principals’ Administrative Leadership: Supporting New Teachers in the Field
• 4 Peers Who Care: Collegiality, Teamwork, and Beyond
• 5 Understanding Student Culture: Can Anyone Teach These Kids?
• 6 Overcoming Student Apathy: Engaging Students in High-Needs Schools
• 7 Managing the Classroom: Relating Pupil Behavior to Academic Performance
• 8 Poor Resources Plus Poor Education Mean Fewer New Teachers
• 9 Lessons Learned: Initiating and Supporting Quality Teachers and Schools
• References
• About the Authors