caa a22 4500 445320028 CHVBK 20180317142701.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10972-011-9240-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10972-011-9240-5 Gilbert Andrew The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, 98505, Olympia, WA, USA aut There and Back Again: Exploring Teacher Attrition and Mobility with Two Transitioning Science Teachers [Elektronische Daten] [Andrew Gilbert] This study chronicled the professional journeys of two beginning science teachers. The focus of the research effort documents what brought them to science teaching and investigated their resulting career paths. Data artifacts for this instrumental case study approach included: interviews, written survey responses, personal communications and member checks. All data was transcribed and coded into emergent categories using a constant comparative analysis approach. The findings indicated that their decisions to enter and leave teaching were a complex mélange of issues that included career disposition, notions of isolation, overarching culture of the school, and future possibilities. However, most striking was their re-entry into teaching on a temporary basis after considerable time away from the classroom, which suggests that teachers develop a sense of agency regarding their career decisions. This may require researchers to reconsider how we view teacher decision-making within the context of teacher attrition and mobility. Implications for science teacher education indicate that some teachers may enter the profession considering teaching to be a transition into a different career path. Secondary science teachers may perceive multiple career options (beyond the classroom) based on their preparation and teaching experience. Further implications and possibilities for science teacher education are discussed. The Association for Science Teacher Education, USA, 2011 Retention nationallicence Attrition nationallicence Career mobility nationallicence Journal of Science Teacher Education Springer Netherlands 22/5(2011-08-01), 393-415 1046-560X 22:5<393 2011 22 10972 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10972-011-9240-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10972-011-9240-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Gilbert Andrew The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, 98505, Olympia, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Science Teacher Education Springer Netherlands 22/5(2011-08-01), 393-415 1046-560X 22:5<393 2011 22 10972 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer