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Michael Wells Social Pediatrics / Parenting Support Uppsala University m ichael.wells@kbh.uu.se

Simple Requests to Maintain High Quality Teachers: A Qualitative Study on Preschool Teacher Retention. Michael Wells Social Pediatrics / Parenting Support Uppsala University m ichael.wells@kbh.uu.se. Dept. of Women ’ s and Children ’ s Health Faculty of Medicine.

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Michael Wells Social Pediatrics / Parenting Support Uppsala University m ichael.wells@kbh.uu.se

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  1. Simple Requests to Maintain High Quality Teachers: A Qualitative Study on Preschool Teacher Retention Michael Wells Social Pediatrics/Parenting Support Uppsala University michael.wells@kbh.uu.se Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health Faculty of Medicine

  2. Social Context, Availability, Affordability, Quality

  3. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson = War on Poverty • 1965-1966 • Sargent Shriver • Dr. Edward Zigler • Dr. Robert Cook Pres. George W. Bush Reauthorized 2007 Pres. Obama grew Head Start 30 million served

  4. Teacher Retention: Is this a big issue? • 33% of teachers leave their schools within the first 3 years • 50% of new teachers leave within five years • High turnover costs • $2.2 billion to $4.9 billion

  5. Preschool teachers quit for: Extrinsic Reasons Low Salary Work Overload Children’s Behavior Poor Leadership Intrinsic Reasons Personal Efficacy Working with Students Job Satisfaction

  6. AIM

  7. Method • One major Midwest city, USA • 10 Head Start preschools • Qualitative Interviews • 45 minutes • Thematic Analysis

  8. Demographics

  9. Jobs vs. Profession

  10. 4 Themes • Relationships Matter • Stress (about Paperwork) • Child Behavior • Needed Support

  11. Relationships Matter “We work well together, and we have good communication and know what’s expected of each other. I don’t tell her what to do; she just knows what needs to be done and does it.”

  12. Stress • Preschool teachers are stressed!!! • What are they stressed about?

  13. Not stressed about co-workers • Not stressed about Center Director • Not stressed about parents • Not stressed about preschool children

  14. Stressed about Paperwork??? • eDECA • Brigance • Anecdotals • USDA Forms • Lesson Plans • Home Visit Forms • Leveling of Children • Documenting Artwork • Taking Pictures/Video • TS Gold Documentation • Family Conference Form • Documenting Reggio Boards • Portfolios (which includes several items)

  15. “I feel like it’s a lot that’s expected, and we don’t get time off to do it. And we have nap time, but we don’t really have that because kids will do other things during that time and act up.”

  16. Child Behavior “I have 6 kids that had behavior issues, which takes away from the other children.”

  17. Needed Support “I feel like sometimes I can’t talk to my supervisor one-on-one because I feel like nothing is going anywhere and nothing is being done to rectify the problem.”

  18. Conclusions • Teachers work for Head Start because that’s what they want to do for their career • Teachers leave preschools for all sorts of reasons • Many of the reasons are preventable • Develop a realistic plan based off of teachers’ suggestions

  19. Conclusions

  20. “Education needs to work by pull, not push” Charles Leadbeater

  21. Citations for Pictures • http://www.economist.com/ • http://www.kibois.org/hs_about.html • http://swampland.time.com/2011/11/09/why-obamas-plan-to-fix-head-start-is-not-enough/ • http://www.preschoolsnsw.org.au/about-preschools/preschool-advantages • http://blog.capital.org/job-satisfaction-what-matters-most-to-employees/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/33339579@N06/3680481039/ • http://s279.beta.photobucket.com/user/ClynnS023/media/pon%20and%20zi/thLeave.jpg.html?fromLegacy=true

  22. Citations for Pictures 9. http://weheartit.com/entry/30270136 10. http://cae2k.com/photos-of-bars-0/pictures-interviews.html 11. http://www.theblackfeminista.com/blog/590371-if-i-was-white-female-and-privileged-for-one-day/ 12. http://www.fart-sounds.net/educated_fart_analysis.htm 13. http://www.personalizedteachershirts.com/Shop/Pre-K-Preschool-Teacher.10080/ 14. http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/File:Human_Pyramid.png 15. http://www.burtchiropractic.com/2010/12/31/7-tips-for-stress-management/ 16. http://www.cdsolicitors.com/2013/01/23/new-tax-liability-for-resident-taxpayers/paperwork-climbing-02-3/

  23. Citations for Pictures 17. http://www.theawall.com/node/104 18. http://www.almightydad.com/behavior/kid-acting-badly-try-the-total-transformation-scam 19. http://www.egodevelopment.com/3-practical-ways-to-stop-child-behavior-problems/ 20. http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/principals_office.asp

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