FACTORS INFLUENCING BLACK FEMALE TEACHERS' JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO REMAIN IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS

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Farinde, A. (2014). FACTORS INFLUENCING BLACK FEMALE TEACHERS' JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO REMAIN IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, current retention trends indicate a Black teacher shortage. Research shows that Black teachers' retention rates are often lower than White teachers'. In examining retention, job satisfaction has been noted as one avenue that may decrease teacher attrition. Further, job satisfaction correlates with job-performance, teacher quality and retention, which may influence student outcome. Potentially impacting student achievement and seeking to alter the largely White, middle-class teaching force, this study examines Black female teachers' job satisfaction and their decision to remain in the classroom. This analysis applies a mixed methods research design, incorporating both transcendental phenomenology and hierarchical multiple regression. Black female teachers in this study unanimously felt that their teacher education program (traditional and nontraditional certification program), to some extent, did not adequately prepare them for their role as classroom teachers. The job satisfaction findings in this study were divided into the following three themes: a) positioned in an urban, non-charter school, b) exposure to administrative support, teacher autonomy, positive student behavior, reasonable workload and paperwork, and c) commitment to teaching. In regards to teacher retention, teachers were more likely to remain in the classroom with: a) salary increases overtime, b) the availability of professional advancement, and c) administrative support. Concluding, recommendations and implications are offered for school leaders and school districts on how best to increase the job satisfaction and retention rate of Black female teachers.  

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Author

Farinde, Abiola

Title

FACTORS INFLUENCING BLACK FEMALE TEACHERS' JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO REMAIN IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS

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1 online resource (148 pages) : PDF

Date

2014

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, current retention trends indicate a Black teacher shortage. Research shows that Black teachers' retention rates are often lower than White teachers'. In examining retention, job satisfaction has been noted as one avenue that may decrease teacher attrition. Further, job satisfaction correlates with job-performance, teacher quality and retention, which may influence student outcome. Potentially impacting student achievement and seeking to alter the largely White, middle-class teaching force, this study examines Black female teachers' job satisfaction and their decision to remain in the classroom. This analysis applies a mixed methods research design, incorporating both transcendental phenomenology and hierarchical multiple regression. Black female teachers in this study unanimously felt that their teacher education program (traditional and nontraditional certification program), to some extent, did not adequately prepare them for their role as classroom teachers. The job satisfaction findings in this study were divided into the following three themes: a) positioned in an urban, non-charter school, b) exposure to administrative support, teacher autonomy, positive student behavior, reasonable workload and paperwork, and c) commitment to teaching. In regards to teacher retention, teachers were more likely to remain in the classroom with: a) salary increases overtime, b) the availability of professional advancement, and c) administrative support. Concluding, recommendations and implications are offered for school leaders and school districts on how best to increase the job satisfaction and retention rate of Black female teachers.  

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Education

Degree

Ph.D.

Keywords

Black Female Teachers
Job Satisfaction
Teacher Retention

Subject Area

Curriculum & Instruction

Advisor(s)

Lewis, Chance

Committee Members

Wang, Chuang
Fitchett, Paul
Starker-Glass, Tehia

Degree Note

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014.

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