Teachers' motivations for working in rural schools

Title
Teachers' motivations for working in rural schools
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Lyons, Terence
Editor
Editor(s): Terry Lyons, Joon-Yul Choi, Greg McPhan
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
UNE publication id
une:5429
Abstract
This paper reports on the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data concerning Australian teachers' motivations for taking up, remaining in, or leaving teaching positions in rural and regional schools. The data were collected from teachers (n = 2940) as part of the SiMERR National Survey, though the results of the qualitative data analysis were not published with the survey report in 2006. The teachers' comments provide additional insight into their career decisions, complementing the quantitative findings. Content and frequency analyses of the teachers' comments reveal individual and collective priorities which together with the statistical evidence can be used to inform policies aimed at addressing the staffing needs of rural schools.
Link
Citation
Improving Equity in Rural Education: Symposium proceedings of ISFIRE 2009: International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education, p. 167-177
ISBN
9781921208362
Start page
167
End page
177

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