Research and analysis

Understanding Teacher Retention: A discrete choice experiment

This research by RAND Europe presents findings of a research study seeking to understand the factors that influence teacher retention in England.

• From: Office for the Pay Review Bodies and Office of Manpower Economics
• Published: 9 February 2021

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Understanding Teacher Retention report by RAND: February 2021

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This research was commissioned by the Office of Manpower Economics which provides secretariat and analytical support to the public sector pay review bodies. The research aimed to measure the impact of pay, rewards and other employment characteristics on the retention of teachers in England.

Quantitative survey work among teachers collected information on their employment and socio-economic characteristics and also contained an embedded stated preference discrete choice experiment. Discrete choice models then quantified the importance of the factors influencing teacher retention. The outputs from these models were used to estimate the relative value respondents placed on rewards and employment characteristics.

Published 9 February 2021