Teachers' turnover in government secondary schools of Addis Ababa City administration
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2007-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
The major purpose of this study was assessIng the major causes
and possible solutions for teachers' turnover in government secondary
schools of Addis Ababa city administration . To achieve the purposes,
descriptive survey method was employed. The study had three groups of
samples, which encompass 183 practicing teachers, 53 former teachers
and 15 directors. Questionnaires and interview through random, stratified,
available and purposive sampling techniques were used to collect pertinent
data. The gathered data through these instruments were analyzed using
percentages, mean scores, spearman rank correlation and one-way
analysis of variance.
The study revealed that the major causes of teachers' turnover in
gOlJernment secondary schools of Addis Ababa city administration were:
insufficient salary and non-salary benefits, low status accorded to
teachers by community and government officials, students misbehavior,
lacle of praise and rewards based on perfonnance from manager, peers
and parents, and the absence of advancement based on teachers
accomplishment.
Finally, the study discussed the possible strategies to ml11lrmZe
teachers' turnover. These were: ameliorate salary and non-salary benefits,
increasing status of teachers, minimize students' misbehavior, facilitating
further education, and rendering recognition and respect for teachers
based on perfonnance.
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Education