Teacher turnover in Latin America: a literature review

Growing numbers of teachers are leaving the classroom before having served five years, and this is increasingly becoming an international concern. To contribute to the discussion, this study systematically reviews the literature on teacher attrition in Latin America, focusing on the reasons teachers...

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Autores: Gonzalez-Escobar, Mary, Silva-Peña, Ilich, Precht Gandarillas, Andrea, Kelchtermans, Geert
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Pesquisa (Fundação Carlos Chagas. Online)
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.publicacoes.fcc.org.br:article/6706
Acceso en línea:https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/cp/article/view/6706
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Profissão Docente
Recrutamento
Carreira
Relações de Trabalho
Profession D’enseignant
Recrutement
Carrière
Relations Professionelles
Profesión Docente
Reclutamiento
Carrera
Relaciones Profesionales
Profession
Recruitment
Career
Professional Relations
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Sumario:Growing numbers of teachers are leaving the classroom before having served five years, and this is increasingly becoming an international concern. To contribute to the discussion, this study systematically reviews the literature on teacher attrition in Latin America, focusing on the reasons teachers give for abandoning their profession, in this specific geographical context. The results point to encountering school life as the main reason for leaving a teaching career; thus, we use the concept of micropolitical literacy to approach the phenomenon studied. Teaching