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Le décrochage enseignant : état des connaissances

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Alors qu’un certain nombre de pays s’inquiètent du manque d’enseignants, la question se pose de savoir pourquoi ils sont si nombreux à quitter la profession. Cette revue de la littérature, fondée sur l’analyse de 69 articles scientifiques (comportant soit des données empiriques, soit des analyses théoriques rigoureuses), vise précisément à proposer des éléments de réponse à cette question en identifiant les facteurs pouvant intervenir dans le décrochage enseignant. Les facteurs recensés sont répartis en trois catégories (facteurs liés à la tâche enseignante, à la personne enseignante ou à l’environnement social), puis examinés dans la conclusion.

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Teacher attrition: state of knowledge – At a time when a number of countries are concerned about teacher shortages, the question arises why so many teachers are leaving the profession. This review of the literature, based on the analysis of 69 scientific papers (containing either empirical data or rigorous theoretical analysis) specifically aims to provide answers to this question by identifying the factors involved in teacher attrition. The listed factors are divided into three categories (factors related to teaching tasks, to the teacher or to the social environment), and then examined in the conclusion.

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    Thierry Karsenti & Gabriel Dumouchel

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Karsenti, T., Collin, S. & Dumouchel, G. Le décrochage enseignant : état des connaissances. Int Rev Educ 59, 549–568 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-013-9367-z

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