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Educational Research for Policy and Practice
Published in: Educational Research for Policy and Practice 1/2021

23-06-2020 | Original Article

Country effects on teacher turnover intention: a multilevel, cross-national analysis

Author: Lixia Qin

Published in: Educational Research for Policy and Practice | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

This study provides in-depth analyses of how country contexts along with working conditions might relate to teachers’ turnover intentions. Using a large sample of teachers and schools from 32 OECD countries, the study estimates a set of three-level HLM models of turnover intention. The findings reveal that teacher turnover intentions vary significantly across countries and across schools within countries. This variation is a function of teacher-, school-, and country-level factors. The analysis of cross-level interactions indicates that the country contexts might have moderated the nature or strength of the relationships between working conditions and teacher turnover intention.
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Metadata
Title
Country effects on teacher turnover intention: a multilevel, cross-national analysis
Author
Lixia Qin
Publication date
23-06-2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Educational Research for Policy and Practice / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1570-2081
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1723
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10671-020-09269-3

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