Assessment of Teachers Turnover and its Impact on the Teaching-Learning Process in Private Primary Schools of Bole Sub-City, Addis Ababa City Government
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tizazu, Getnet (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Assefa, Adam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-06T06:40:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T08:55:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-06T06:40:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T08:55:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main purpose of this study was to assess the cause of teachers’ turnover and its impact on teaching-learning process in four private primary schools in Addis Ababa specifically in Bole Sub city. In order to conduct the study, four schools were selected for the study using purposive sampling technique. The study had six groups of respondents: current teachers, former teachers, students, principals, educational experts, and PTA. Questionnaires were administered for 62 current teachers selected from sampled schools. These respondents were randomly selected from a total of 110 teachers currently working in the sample schools. Adding, interviews were conducted with: 5 former teachers chosen through snowball sampling technique, 4 principals from each sample schools, 2 educational experts, and 2 PTA members. Focus group discussions were also held with selected students. Research data collected through questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted by using percentage and information gathered through interview and focus group discussions were analyzed qualitatively. The study indicated that the major causes for teachers’’ turnover were: lack of motivation (commitment) for teaching profession, non-conducive working environment, poor administration system, inadequate salary and fringe benefits as well as students’ behavior and disciplinary problem. It was also found the staff attrition has resulted in some problems in teaching learning process: school programs were disturbed, the quality of education was compromised, qualified and experienced teachers were replaced by non-qualified and non-experienced teachers, and the remaining teachers were demoralizes teachers turnover affects students teaching-learning process. Students have been obliged to sit for exams without completing portions of subjects. On the basis of these findings, the study forwarded some mechanisms to minimize teachers’ turnover through creating conducive working environment, reducing teaching load and ensuring fringe benefits. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/10964 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Assessment of Teachers Turnover | en_US |
| dc.subject | andits Impact on the Teaching-Learning | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Teachers Turnover and its Impact on the Teaching-Learning Process in Private Primary Schools of Bole Sub-City, Addis Ababa City Government | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |