RETENTION FACTORS AS CORRELATES OF TEACHERS’ ATTRITION AMONG PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ IN AWKA EDUCATION ZONE, ANAMBRA STATE.
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The study investigated retention factors as correlates of teachers’ attrition among private secondary school teachers in Awka Education Zone of Anambra State. In an attempt to focus on the study, three research questions were formulated and three null hypotheses tested at
0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research
design. The population of 403 teachers in the registered private secondary schools were sampled using proportionate stratified sampling techniques. Two sets of instruments were used for the study; 60 items retention factor scale (RTF) developed by Dockel (2003) was adapted; 12 items teachers Attrition Scale (TAS) developed by the researcher was used for the study. Face and construct validation of the instruments were determined by three experts. One expert in Measurement and Evaluation and two experts in Educational Foundations all in the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha which yielded coefficient of 0.82 and was considered reliable for the study. The instruments for data analysis were administered with the help of five briefed research assistants. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient for research questions while t-test for significance was used to test hypotheses 1-3 at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between retention factors and teachers’ attrition among private secondary school teachers in Awka Education Zone of Anambra State. The findings of the study showed that compensation, staff development, staff participation in decision making, remuneration, work environment and principal support are retention factors that can reduce the rate of attrition among private secondary school teachers in Awka Education Zone of Anambra State. Based on the findings the study recommended among others, that the proprietors of private secondary school should include retention strategies policy as an integral part of the schools’ policy statement as well as improving on the salary scale of teachers in private secondary schools.
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