The Relationship between Teacher Turnover and School Performance

This article explores the relationship between teacher turnover and school performance. It uses a database of 316 primary schools in six London Local Education Authorities derived by merging Government data on teachers and schools. This rich data includes school-level variables on teacher turnover...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peter Dolton, David Newson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2003-06-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.1080/1474846032000098509
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Summary:This article explores the relationship between teacher turnover and school performance. It uses a database of 316 primary schools in six London Local Education Authorities derived by merging Government data on teachers and schools. This rich data includes school-level variables on teacher turnover matched to school characteristics. The study shows that high levels of teacher turnover can be shown to have detrimental effects on pupil progress and achievement.
ISSN:1474-8460
1474-8479