Helping new teachers stay and thrive in rural schools. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brenner, Devon; Azano, Amy Price; Downey, Jayne
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 103:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: teacher -- recruitment -- retention -- rural -- community -- connection -- place-based; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/00317217211065821
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

Among the many challenges facing rural administrators, recruiting and retaining teachers is often at the top of the list. Given the time and energy they must invest to successfully attract, recruit, and hire a new teacher, there is a significant need to adopt strategies that will help to retain those new teachers. Rural administrators can support new teachers so that they stay — and thrive — in rural districts by connecting teachers with the community, supporting place-based practices in the classroom, and helping new teachers build relationships both in and out of school .