Factors that influence beginning teacher retention during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from one Canadian province.

Concern over early career teacher attrition has increased since the onset of COVID-19, but little is known about how the pandemic affected the personal and professional factors that play a role in successful teacher retention in Alberta, Canada. Starting in May 2021, a combination of survey design and focus groups were used to examine beginning teachers' well-being, resiliency, and perceptions on early career teaching and pandemic considerations. Compared to the previous year of data collection administration in 2019-2020, participants reported significantly less positive responses related to professional factors, but in terms of personal factors, participants remained efficacious and resilient.