Retaining Career Switchers: Why Career Switchers Stay in Teaching and How Principals Influence Their Decision

Career Switchers are a unique population of teachers who bring work and life experience to the classroom and often meet critical content area needs in hard-to-staff schools. It is estimated that nearly half of the next generation of teachers will be career switchers. As increasing numbers of people choose teaching as a second career, this population of teachers will have a significant impact on schools and the teaching profession. Representing the school as a nested environment, Dr. Hedrick discusses the roles of principals, and how they relate to teacher job satisfaction. In this interview study, she offers an interesting and personal look at teaching as a second career from the perspective of both the teacher and the principal. This book will appeal to education leaders and those considering teaching as a second career.