Program
Education Doctorate
Year Approved
2013
First Advisor
Morrow, Dennis
Abstract
Baby boom teachers, born between 1946-1964, are in the midst of making retirement decisions. Some choose to remain teaching as long as they physically and mentally can handle the demands of the job, while others look for the first opportunity to exit. The large number of teachers in this cohort and the fact that 50% of teachers are also leaving in their first 5 years of teaching is causing the teacher “pipeline” to leak at both ends. This dissertation looks at baby boom teacher retirement and factors that cause some to retire early while others continue teaching and what can be done to keep good teachers teaching longer.
Degree Name
Education Doctorate
Document Type
Doctoral dissertation
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Recommended Citation
Erickson, D. (2013). Keeping Good Teachers Teaching: A Study of the Retirement of Baby Boom Teachers [Doctoral dissertation, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/195