Abstract
Specific studies on South Carolina teachers showed that reasons for declining teacher retention and recruitment include concerns about low salary, school-level issues, and working conditions (Devers, Duyar, & Buchanan, 2024; South Carolina Teacher Retention Study, 2020; South Carolina Teacher, 2023). Even though teacher health has a significant impact on teacher retention (Casely-Hayford, et al., 2022), it is not present in discussions of teacher working conditions (Merrill, 2021). Instead, teacher health (both physical and mental) is often embedded in discussions of teacher burnout (Madigan, Kim, Glandorf, & Kavanagh, 2023) and teacher stress generally (Lazarus & Folkman, 1987; Kyriacou, 2001; Prilleltensky et al., 2016). However, conceptualizing teacher health as an individual responsibility obscures systemic causes of teacher illness. Instead, policymakers and scholars should consider teacher health as another facet of teacher working conditions.
Recommended Citation
Lawton, Alexis
(2024)
"Boosting AAC Use: A Scoping Review of Collaborating with Educators for Classroom Success,"
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina: Vol. 18:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/tejsc/vol18/iss1/8