So I had to give it up”
The role of social support for career persistence or attrition in a qualitative sample of second career teachers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16968353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Eve Bauer (0000-0002-1179-6839, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland), Larissa Maria Trösch, Dilan Aksoy (0000-0001-6484-7807, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 464-475 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Swiss Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1424-3946 • E-ISSN: 2624-8492 |
| Publisher | University of Bern (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.24452/sjer.43.3.9 |
| OpenAlex | W4200122992 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
This qualitative study uses the Job Demands-Resources framework to examine social support and its role in career retention or attrition among Swiss second career teachers (SCTs). In many countries, including Switzerland, great efforts are made to bring professionals from other occupational fields into teaching. As a result, the number of SCTs is growing, as are speculations about their skills, resources, and career persistence. A qualitative content analysis of 23 semi-structured interviews shows that support from colleagues and principals is a crucial job resource for SCTs, but seems to be positively associated with work engagement and career retention only if it is offered in forms that are sensitive to SCTs’ own needs and skills. Implications for SCT training and job induction are discussed
Attrition · Business · Career development · Medical education · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Retention rate · Social science · Sociology · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation · Marketing
Social control in personal relationships
‘Should I stay or should I go?’
Motivation, Personality, and Development Within Embedded Social Contexts
Job resources boost work engagement, particularly when job demands are high.
Engaging leadership in the job demands-resources model
Thriving not just surviving
Functional roles of social support within the stress and coping process
The Job Demands‐Resources model
Teacher job satisfaction and motivation to leave the teaching profession
When the going gets tough
Career-changers’ ideal teacher images and grounded classroom perspectives
Stepping stones to success
Teacher attrition the first five years – A multifaceted image
Second career teachers
Easy in, Easy out
The Influence of School Administrators on Teacher Retention Decisions
Pursuing a “Sense of Success”
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
Burnout and work engagement among teachers
Social Support and Health
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |