An Assessment Of Teachers Turnover In North Western Zone Of Secondary Schools Of Tigray Regional State

The main purpose of this study was to identify the major causes for teachers’ turnover and itsrnimplications to the teaching learning process in Northern West Zone of Tigray Regional State. Arndescriptive survey method and in-depth interviews were used in order to obtain pertinent information onrnthe current state of problems of teachers’ turnover in the zone. Five woredas and eight secondaryrnschools were included in the study using stratified sampling technique. The study had two groups ofrnrespondents that included 136 existing and 7 former teachers. While stratified random sampling wasrnused selecting for existing teachers and snowball sampling was used to choosing subject of formerrnteachers. Interviews were conducted with former teachers as well as school principals, woredarneducation heads and experts. Research data secured through questionnaire, interview and documentrnanalysis were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean scores, Chi-square and the data collectedrnwas transcribed, translated to English & then analyzed qualitatively. The study showed that the annualrnaverage teacher turnover in secondary schools of the zone for the last five years (2008/09– 2012/13)rnwas 10.3% with the highest (16.6%) in Asgede Thimbla woreda and the lowest (6.7%) in Tahtay-Korarornworeda. Sex wise 12.3% of female and 9.9% of male teachers left secondary schools of the zone for thernlast five years. Teachers with less than eleven years of experience quit teaching in secondary schoolsrnthan teachers above ten years of work experience. Moreover, teachers who specialized in naturalrnscience comprised the highest group of leavers; and the trend of teachers’ turnover seems likely torncontinue. Results also revealed that the existing and former teachers joined the teaching profession notrnbecause they like it, but because they had no other alternatives. In addition to this, teachers becomerndissatisfied with both working conditions and work itself in schools. The existing teachers intended tornleave and former teachers quitted from teaching in secondary schools mainly due to: economic factorsrn(inadequate salary and lack of incentives) as compared to other civil service servants with similarrnqualification and work experience, low social status accorded to teaching profession by the society andrnthe government at large, availability of opportunity of other occupation with better payment andrnincentives, CPD program, and poor students’ enthusiasm to learn. As a result of teachers’ turnover,rninstructional activities were interrupted, the remaining teachers were demoralized, work load inrneducation officials and teaching load has increased, Generally, teachers’ turnover in secondaryrnschools of Northern west zone in Tigray regional state was found to be a function of shortage ofrneffective teachers, low teachers commitment, interrupted teaching learning process and performance.rnThis implies to policy makers in the region to change the dissatisfaction level of teachers to bernminimized through different mechanisms such as by improving career ladder and incentives, socialrnstatus of education, working conditions, teacher’s competence through professional development etc

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