中文导读 1
CHAPTER Ⅰ TRODUCTION 68
Statement of Purpose 71
Significance of the Study 72
Definitions 73
CHAPTER Ⅱ REVIEW OF LITERATURE 75
Part 1Teacher Quality 75
Ⅰ.Teacher Quality Matters 76
Ⅱ.Development of Educational Production Function Research 76
Ⅲ.Factors Related to Teacher Quality 82
Ⅳ.Ending Note 103
Part 2 Teacher Retention 103
Retention in the Teaching Profession 105
The Definition of the Construct 106
Findings Related to Teacher Retention 108
Part 3 Teacher Job Satisfaction 122
The Construct 122
Findings on Teacher Job Satisfaction 129
Part 4 Teacher Job Satisfaction and Teacher Retention 151
CHAPTER Ⅲ METHODOLOGY AND MODEL CONSTRUCTION 153
Review of SASS and TFS Data 153
Research Questions 159
Conceptual Model 159
Hypotheses 163
Research Design 164
Preliminary Analysis 165
Comparison of Both Analyses with or without Movers 175
Summary 175
CHAPTER Ⅳ DATA PRESENTATION， ANALYSIS，AND FINDINGS 177
Descriptive Analysis 177
Single-group Analysis 189
Baseline Model Testing 192
Parameter Estimation 199
Multi-group Analysis 207
Stayers Versus Movers 208
Organizational Context 211
Findings 242
Post-hoc Analysis 249
Research Questions 249
Research Design 249
School Climate Model 250
School Climate and Compensation Model 252
School Climate Model with Parental Involvement and Compensation 253
Findings from the Post-hoc Analysis 254
Summary 256
CHAPTER Ⅴ SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION 257
Research Summary 257
Overview of the Literature 257
Research Questions 259
Method and Model Construction 260
Data Analysis 261
Findings 263
Discussion 271
Influence of Teacher Job Satisfaction 272
Influence of School Climate 273
Influence of Teacher Compensation 276
Influence of Teacher Autonomy 279
Influence of Professional Growth 280
Influence of School Poverty 281
Influence of Teacher Background and Demographics 282
Limitations 287
Recommendations for Future Research 289
Conclusion 291
REFERENCES 293