Factors Leads to Teaching Staff Turnover in Secondary Schools of West Shoa Zone
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2014-11
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Addis Ababa University
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This study was aimed at assessing the triggering factors of teaching staff turnover in government secondary schools of west Shoa zone and to seek the possible solutions for problems identified. In order to conduct the study, a descriptive survey method was employed. This is because of the fact that descriptive survey method enables the researcher to obtain pertinent information in line to the recent factors for teaching staff turnover in west Shoa zone. Three woredas were selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. Out of 7 secondary schools in the selected woredas 3 secondary schools were selected for the study by using purposive sampling technique. The study had five groups of respondent namely 77 practicing teachers, 40 former teachers 3 school leaders,3 woreda educational experts and12 department heads. The respondents were selected for study by using simple random sampling technique for practicing teachers and woreda educational experts and availability sampling technique for school leaders, former teachers and department heads. In general out of 107,101 respondents filled the questionnaire and returned to the researcher. Interviews were conducted with school leaders and woreda educational experts. Focus group discussions were held with department heads. Research data collected through questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted by using percentage, mean value, spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and chi-square. Information gathered through interviews and focus group discussions were analyzed qualitatively. The study showed that the annual average rate of teachers’ turnover was 12.07% in the last four years (2009-2013). The study also revealed that the major triggering for teachers turnover were school related factors such as poor induction program, Inefficient school administrator and supervisors, poor working condition and student misbehavior and socio-economic related factors such as low social status of teaching profession and in adequate salary. The most prevailing problems resulted from the high rate of teachers’ turnover were: students achievement was deteriorated, school programs were disturbed qualified and experienced teachers were replaced by non-qualified and non-experienced teachers, and the remaining teachers were demoralized. At last, the study forwarded plausible mechanisms such as reducing school related problems, improving socio-economic level of teachers, alleviating teachers’ attitude towards teaching profession
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Teaching Staff