On Their Own and Presumed Expert: New Teachers' Experience with Their Colleagues

...Further studies show that it is in classrooms and in schools-with their students and their colleagues-where new teachers decide whether or not to stay in teaching (Johnson & Birkeland, 2003; Johnson & The Project on the Next Generation of Teachers, 2004). Therefore, if we are to understand what drives attrition and how to develop effective strategies for retaining able and committed teachers, we must first understand in some detail how new teachers experience their work in schools.