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Novice Teachers: Where Are They Going and Why Don’t They Stay?
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@MISC{Joiner_noviceteachers:,
author = {Sherry Joiner and Jennifer Edwards},
title = {Novice Teachers: Where Are They Going and Why Don’t They Stay?},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Monica quit. One year of teaching was more than enough for her. She had looked forward to teaching for years and did quite well in all of her education pre-service classes. But she couldn’t take it anymore. The stress was the result of everyday frustrations associated with their first year of teaching. No one seemed to understand what she was going through; no one was there to help her survive that first year. (Mandel, 2006). Unfortunately, Monica’s story is one that plays out every year in our public school system. Recent research confirms that up to half of all new teachers leave within the first five years in the profession, with almost 30 % leaving within the first three years (Kelly, 2004; Maciejewski, 2007;
