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Who's Showing up to Work? An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Teacher Absenteeism in Regard to the K-5 Learning Environment
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Hawkes, LaCara Terell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
When the teachers miss school, students miss out on new content, a structured environment, and more. Several studies have examined the relationship between teacher absenteeism and pupil achievement and found a strong connection. In fact, there appears to be a one-to-one relationship: a 10-day increase in teacher absence results in at least a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Educational Environment, Teacher Attendance, Influences
District Pandemic Policies and Teachers' Perceptions of Their Working Conditions in Virginia
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Luke C. Miller; Erica Sachs Langerhans – Grantee Submission, 2025
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced districts to rapidly adjust their policies in ways that altered teachers' working conditions. Teachers' perceptions of how conditions changed could impact their well-being, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Purpose: We examined the relationships between Virginia teachers' perceptions of how…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Attitudes, School Districts, COVID-19
Women Superintendents Who Leave: Stress and Health Factors
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Robinson, Kerry K.; Shakeshaft, Charol – Planning and Changing, 2015
Previous research on stress in the workplace has demonstrated that it can have not only a current, but lasting effect on a worker's health. The superintendency is a stressful job due to all of the competing demands of running a school system, no matter the size. This exploratory study reexamined qualitative interview transcripts from Robinson's…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Work Environment, Stress Variables, Superintendents