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  • 1.  Participants Sought for Preschool Teacher Study

    Posted 10-11-2021 07:53 AM

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    Hello Preschool Teachers, 

    My name is Melanie Smith, and I am a doctoral student at the University of Phoenix. My dissertation is called "A Case Study of Preschool Directors' Best Practices for Teacher Retention."  I am recruiting additional participants for my study. I am conducting short (5 minute) interviews with preschool teachers about three areas: teacher recognition, training in the classroom, and having a social relationship at the preschool. If you are interested in participating, please click on this linkI appreciate participation so that I can graduate and so that people can read about what preschool teachers want to continue teaching in preschool. You can reach me at preschoolstudy2020@gmail.com. 

     

    Thank you for your continued support. 

    Sincerely, Melanie Smith



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    Mary Samour
    Online Community Manager
    National Association for the Education of Young Children
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  • 2.  RE: Participants Sought for Preschool Teacher Study

    Posted 10-12-2021 08:29 AM

    Hi there!
    Is Melanie looking for  preschool teachers, directors, or both to participate in this study?

    Thanks!



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    Hannah Leslie
    Special Programs Coordinator
    LE3 Inc
    Williamsville NY
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  • 3.  RE: Participants Sought for Preschool Teacher Study

    Posted 10-13-2021 05:58 AM
    Hello Hannah,
    Thank you for the question. The study interviewed preschool directors to find out their "best practices", what they do, in three areas of teacher retention. Preschool teachers from previous studies said they wanted directors to do things in three areas: preschool teacher recognition, training in the classroom, and social support (having a personal relationship with the director). This study found what directors do and now I am interviewing preschool teachers to see what they think about what the directors said. I need more preschool teachers to be interviewed, anyone who has worked as a preschool teacher can take the survey which asks for your personal email so I can send a link to the calendar so you can choose a day and time for the interview.

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WPM8XPS

    The average time is four minutes to complete the interview, but you can take as long as needed.  
    Thank you 
    Melanie



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    Melanie Smith
    The Preschool Doctor
    thepreschooldoctor.com
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