Factors affecting teachers’ turnover and their implications to school success in secondary schools of hadiya zone, south nations, nationalities and peoples regional state (snnpr

Abstract

he main purpose of this study was to identify factors Affecting teachers‟ turnover and their implication on quality of education in secondary schools of Hadiya Zone, and to seek the possible solutions for the problems. In order to conduct the study, a descriptive survey research design was employed. Five woredas were selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. Out of 14 secondary schools in the selected woredas, 8 secondary schools were selected for the study by using simple random sampling technique. A total of 255 individuals have participated in the study. Among them 196 practicing teachers were selected by proportionality sampling techniques and 30 former teachers were selected for the study by using snowball sampling technique. Additionally, 8 secondary schools principals, 16 vice-principals and 5 woreda education office experts were included through purposive sampling technique. In general out of, 196 practicing teachers 180, and 30 former teachers 29 respondents filled the questionnaire and returned to the researcher. Interviews were conducted with school principals, vice-principals and woreda educational office experts. The data were statistically analyzed using the statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and the results were appropriately interpreted by using percentage, frequency, and chi-square. Information gathered through interviews was analyzed qualitatively. The study result showed that teachers‟ turnover in the sample government secondary schools was 9.14% in the last three years (2014-2016). The study also revealed that the major factors affecting teachers turnover were: - school related factors such as poor implementation induction program, poor administrative power, lack of good technical support and supervision, student characters and misbehavior and socio-economic related factors such as low social status of teaching profession and inadequate salary and personal related factors such as job dissatisfaction, lack of motivation. The implication to school success resulted from the high rate of teachers‟ turnover were: deteriorating students‟ achievement, school programs were disturbing, and the remaining teachers were demoralized. At last, reducing school related problems, improving socio-economic level of teachers and working condition