The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

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Understanding Teacher Retention and Attrition using the Four Capitals Theory

  • Year 2023
  • NSF Noyce Award # 1758345
  • First Name Sheila
  • Last Name Vaidya
  • Institution Drexel University
  • Role/Position PI
  • Workshop Category Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends
  • Workshop Disciplines Audience STEM Education (general)
  • Target Audience Co-PIs, Evaluators/Education Researchers, Noyce Master Teachers, Noyce Teaching Fellows, Other Faculty/Staff, Project PIs, Undergraduate and/or Graduate Noyce Scholars
  • Topics Program Management and/or Sustainability, Recruiting with Retention in Mind, Research/Assessment/Evaluation, Resources for Teachers, Supporting New Teachers/Induction
  • Session Length 30 minutes minutes
  • Additional Presenter(s)

    Casey Hanna

Goals

Goals are to (1) Obtain a new understanding of teacher retention and attrition, (2) Understand the impact of our findings for teacher recruitment in Noyce programs. and (3) Understand the various aspects of teacher’s work and life as they impact teacher retention and recruitment.

Evidence

Research Findings and theoretical framework (Mason and Matson, 2015)

Proposal

We will discuss how to obtain a new understanding of teacher retention and attrition, understand the impact of our findings for teacher recruitment in Noyce programs,
and understand the various aspects of teacher’s work and life as they impact teacher retention and recruitment.

NSF

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Numbers DUE-2041597 and DUE-1548986. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.