Below is a figure (fig. 1) found in the article, "The Wrong Solution to the Teacher Shortage" by Richard M. Ingersoll and Thomas M. Smith, that shows the top reasons why teachers leave the profession (2003). I have chosen to further explore the category of "job dissatisfaction" in my research for this project. Figure 2, from this same article, provides data regarding reasons for job dissatisfaction.
Figure 1: Reasons Beginning Teachers Leave the Profession
Figure 1: Reasons Beginning Teachers Leave the Profession
Figure 2: Reasons Beginning Teacher Who Leave Are Dissatisfied