"It Feels Different Working Here!" The Elusive Influence of Context On Teacher Retention in Jewish Day Schools

Publication Date: January 2002

Publisher: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education

Author(s): Alex Pomson

Research Area: Education

Keywords: Employment; Jewish Organizations; Day schools; Educators

Type: Report

Abstract:

The author discusses job satisfaction for teachers in Jewish day schools, as affected by their relationships with other teachers, the schools' Jewish content, and their students. Although schools must consider students to be their primary constituents, the author asserts that if Jewish schools organize and market themselves as environments in which teachers will find multiple sources of satisfaction, they will have more success recruiting and retaining teachers.

In Jewish Education News, Fall 2002.