Date Available
4-26-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Degree Name
Master of Science in Community & Leadership Development
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Community and Leadership Development
First Advisor
Dr. Rebekah B. Epps
Abstract
In recent years, School-Based Agricultural Education has been facing a shortage of secondary teachers, due in part to low retention rates of these valuable educators. In light of this shortage, a multitude of research has been conducted throughout the country on challenges faced by agricultural educators, some as indicators of intent to leave the profession. This thesis sought to synthesize the research conducted on job satisfaction, retention, and attrition of School-Based Agricultural Educators order to identify prevalent problems facing these teachers which may contribute to the decision to leave the classroom. From the research, seven themes emerged as job-related factors contributing to agriculture teacher job satisfaction, retention, and attrition: Work-Life Balance, Workload, Time Management, Student Discipline, Administrative Support, Salary, and Student Motivation.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2018.089
Recommended Citation
Thomsen, Lee Nolan, "FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO JOB SATISFACTION, RETENTION, AND ATTRITION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS: A SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development. 41.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/41
Included in
Agricultural Education Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Vocational Education Commons
