Early career teacher attrition in Australia: evidence, definition, classification and measurement
Scholarly articles and the Australian media claim that 30-50 per cent of Australian teachers leave teaching within their first five years in the role. The figures are considered to be well established although some articles acknowledge that they are estimates. In reality, there is no robust Australian evidence, and figures do not agree. What evidence there is, nationally and internationally, suggests that attrition is dynamic, varies by school level and location, and is not always negative and not always due to the school environment. In the absence of Australian evidence, articles should be m ... Show more
Authors: Weldon, Paul
Published: London, England, Sage Publications, 2018
Resource type: Article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0004944117752478
