Pas, Lana_MED_2020

Title Pas, Lana_MED_2020
Alternative Title POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS FOR TEACHERS: COMPARING TWO SCHOOLS
Creator Pas, Lana
Collection Name Master of Education
Description This survey project was designed to expand on previous research compiled from secondary schools on the impacts of positive and negative school environments and retention of teachers. The survey project sought to understand both qualitatively and quantitatively the commonalities and differences of two elementary school environments along with determining the preferred working conditions in both school settings. The results from the 40 Likert-scaled questions were analyzed in three sections: staff to staff connections, staff to student connections, and staff to administrator connections. The results from the staff to staff connections indicated a desire among staff members to treat each other with respect and work collaboratively. Staff to student connections showed a need for support by colleague and administration when handling challenging behaviors in the classroom. These results also indicated a need for strategies to support staff members with challenging behaviors. The staff to administrator results showed a desire to have a relationship with the administrator and to feel supported by the administrator. The results from the open-ended questions indicated the two working conditions that the participants in this study desired most in their school environments were support by colleagues and administration and to be seen as an educational professional. More research has yet to be done in this area in order to increase retention of our educators.
Subject Teachers; Likert scale
Keywords Teacher retention; Survey; School environment
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University
Date 2020
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Stewart Library, Weber State University
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Setname wsu_smt
ID 96812
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s696s92v