Study on Factors of Work Motivation, Attrition and Retention of North Wollo TVET Teachers in Amhara Region
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2008-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study \\las cOllducled on govemmelll rVEr leachers of Norlh Wallo Adminislralive
Zone. Its major purpose was to invesligale jilclOrs of work mOlivation, altrilion, and
relention of TVET leachers. To Ihis ef/ecl, a slructured queslionnaire was prepared and
ariministered 10 62 leachers and 6 inslilillion administrators.
Data analysis \Vas made using the Statislical Packages for Social Science Studies (SPSS).
Percentage, /VIean, I-lest, and one-way analysis of variallce (ANOVA) were used to
idelltifjl if Ihere \IIere difference alld similarity among the respondenls on several
variables.
Results sho\lled thai, among the reasons teachers are highly dissalisfied and resigning
their illstitUlioll \\lith the following major variables: poor pay/minimum arnot/lit of
payment, the physical conditions of work/facilities availability for doing the work, poor
leacher mallagemellt al al/ level of the illstitution, poor level of communication between
teachers and instilillion adminislrators, Negative image of the teaching profession Ihe
society, alld IInfair and incompetence of the supervision.
The reason for res igning teachers responded by leachers and administralors are IIIoslly
sin/ilar. Accordingly this study pointed out that, dimi nutive consid eration has been given
to teachers' retention and there fore, no effort was made to reduce teacher attri tion.
The study revealed Ihat among the faclors that contributed to relain teachers in their
institutions are: th e opportunity for further educatiollal advancement, the notion that
teaching is betler Ihan other jobs ill benefiting the sociely, wanting the opporlIInity 10 be
crealive, high level of satisfaction by Ihe job itself, and the thinking that leaching
provides an opportunily to enjoying with young people.
Further lIIore, t-test alld aile way ANOVA of this study reveals that there are significalll
mean difference between current qualification, age, and experiellce across work
motivation factors. On Ihe other hand teachers don 'I differ on faclors of teacher lUi'll
over and teacher retelltion. No significallt difference ill work l1Iotivatioll fa ctors, factors
of teacher lum over and relention is found across salary groups of employees.
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