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Teacher turnover: effects, mechanisms and organisational responses
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posted on 2023-06-10, 06:30 authored by Stephen Gibbons, Vincenzo Scrutinio, Shqiponja TelhajShqiponja TelhajThis paper contributes to the understanding of the causal relationship between teacher turnover and student performance. We extend this research by examining the mechanisms through which turnover affects student learning, and by providing evidence on how schools respond to mitigate the disruptive effects of turnover. Using administrative data covering all state-school, age-16 students and their teachers in England, we find that a higher teacher entry rate has a small but significant negative effect on students’ final qualifications from compulsory-age schooling. This is the first study to document that the lack of school-specific human capital in incoming teachers is the main mechanism through which turnover disrupts student performance. We also find evidence that schools mitigate the effects of turnover by assigning new teachers away from high-risk student grades.
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Labour EconomicsISSN
0927-5371Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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73Page range
a102079 1-18Department affiliated with
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2023-03-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
2023-03-17First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2023-03-17Usage metrics
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