Workplace Support and Diversity in the Market for Public School Teachers

45 Pages Posted: 28 Jul 2017

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Steven Bednar

Elon University

Dora Gicheva

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro

Date Written: July 26, 2017

Abstract

Mentoring, and to a greater extent support from high-level administrators, has been shown to decrease worker turnover in general, but little is known about its differential impact on minority workers. Utilizing four waves of the Schools and Staffing Survey, we find that administrative support is most strongly associated with retention for minority teachers working in schools where minorities are under-represented. This effect is pronounced for teachers new to the profession and those in schools with more students from low-income families or located in rural areas. The results indicate that workplace support is essential in maintaining or growing minority representation in relatively less-diverse organizations.

Keywords: teacher, turnover, workplace support, workplace diversity

JEL Classification: I21, J45, J62, M54

Suggested Citation

Bednar, Steven and Gicheva, Dora, Workplace Support and Diversity in the Market for Public School Teachers (July 26, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3007683 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3007683

Dora Gicheva

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro ( email )

P.O.Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27412
United States

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