A Study on the Causes of Teacher Turnover in Oromia Government Secondary Schools
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2006-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Prompted by increased concern about teacher turnover, the study was
conducted to establish the magnitude and identify the causes of the problem in
Oromia Government Secondary Schools (OGSS) using data obtained from 365
(172 former (FOGSSTs) and 193 current (COGSSTs)) respondents in 30
complete secondary schools of six Oromia Zones. The study focuses on seven
plausible causes of turnover: salary and opportunities, administration and
supervision, performance evaluation, teaching related factors, availability of
better employment opportunities, students' character and environmental
factors.
The data analysis was made using percentage of frequency, median, weighted
mean, standard deviation and ranking methods. Differences between different
groups in terms of gender, length of service years, age, as well as between
FOGSSTs and COGSSTs were also explored using Mann Whitney U Test.
The results identified that turnover of teachers is a function of economic and
managerial factors, whereas environmental factors and students' character are
the least reasons for the problem. In relation to the groups, female, less
experienced, younger and dissatisfied teachers tend to leave the schools at
higher rate than their counterparts. Therefore, the prescriptions for the cure
also lie in bringing about improvement in these factors
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Oromia Government Secondary Schools