Thesis
Retention of child care staff: understanding predictors of retention with survival analysis
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101961
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to use survival analysis to determine whether a set of variables significantly predicted employee turnover in child care centers. The sample for the study included data on child care providers (N = 3,880) obtained from the Career and Wage Ladder Evaluation study (Boyd & Wandschneider, 2004). Four of the variables emerged from the survival analysis model as significant predictors of turnover: working in an upper level staff position, earning higher hourly wages, longer staff tenure, and working in centers with higher staff morale were all significant variables that decreased the likelihood of employees leaving. The innovative analytic approach of the present study adds to body of literature by examining turnover at multiple time points. The findings of this study have implications for child care administrators and public policy.
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Details
- Title
- Retention of child care staff
- Creators
- Katherine M. Cooney
- Contributors
- Brenda J. Boyd (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900525013701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis