Predicting teacher attrition in secondary education: A comparison of models that explain teacher behaviour

Neline de Jong-Kroon; Stefan Robbers; Emmy Vrieling-Teunter; Marjan Vermeulen

doi:10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100471

Predicting teacher attrition in secondary education: A comparison of models that explain teacher behaviour

Neline de Jong-Kroon^*
, Stefan Robbers
, Emmy Vrieling-Teunter
, Marjan Vermeulen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Teacher attrition is a worldwide phenomenon; many secondary school teachers leave the profession before retirement. Teachers’ intentional behaviour regarding staying or leaving is influenced by individual and contextual (school) factors. A combination of two models, Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Integrative Model of Behaviour Prediction (IMBP) were investigated among Dutch teachers (n = 199) in order to explain attrition. The IMBP-model had the best predictive value, followed by the SDT-model. This led to the recommendations that paying attention to Attitude (IMBP) and Perceived Norm (IMBP), and to a lesser extent Autonomy (SDT) and Competence (SDT), could help prevent teacher attrition.

Original language	English
Article number	100471
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal of Educational Research Open
Volume	9
Early online date	16 Apr 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2025.100471
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

Keywords

Integrative Model of Behaviour Prediction
secondary education
Self-determination theory
Teacher attrition
Teacher behaviour

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