Tasisafor, WakgariWorku, Serkalem2021-03-102023-11-052021-03-102023-11-052020http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25348The purpose of the study was to investigate causes of teachers’ turnover in private schools of Bole sub city of Addis Ababa. To accomplish this purpose descriptive survey design was employed. The study was carried out in eight purposively selected primary schools of Bole Sub city of Addis Ababa. From these schools 40 current teachers were selected randomly whereas 20 ex teachers and 8 school principals were selected by purposive sampling techniques. The main instruments of data collection for this study were questioners, interview and document analysis. Then the data gathered was presented, analysed and interpreted by using a mixture of quantitative and qualitative data descriptive method by using percentage and mean in table and qualitative explanation used by computing the data on SPSS version 20.The results of the study revealed that the major causes of teacher turnover in private school of Bole sub city of Addis Ababa were inadequate teaching salary, unfair treatments of teachers from school principals, high burden of work load on teachers, teachers low salary compared to non- teaching profession, low recognition and respect for teachers by the society. Furthermore, frequent teacher turnover affected the proper attainment of school goals and objectives and overburdened the existing teachers. As a result, teachers’ turnover highly affects the quality education in private school of Bole sub city.On the basis of these findings, the study forwarded some recommendations to minimize teachers’ turnover through creating awareness raising conference for all private school principals and management to consider all the causes of teacher turnover, Private school owners need to improve the salary of teaches and all stakeholders create awareness in the society that teaching is a noble professionenThesis