Causal Factors For Teacher Turnover In Technical And Vocational Education And Training Institutions The Case Of Selected Technical And Vocational Education And Training Institutions In Addis Ababa
The main purpose of this study was to assess current status of teacher turnover and to identifyrnthe major causal factors of teachers' turnover. In order to meet this objective of the study, arndescriptive survey design employed.90 trainers were selected by simple random sampling technique outrnof 459 trainers and out of 12 officers 6 officers were selected by available sampling technique.rnQuestionnaires and interview used for collecting data. The questionnaires piloted and checked for theirrnreliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.892). The data obtained through the questionnaires analyzed usingrnfrequency, percentages, mean, and correlation determining the relation of the status and causal factorsrnof teacher turnover. The information obtained through open-ended questions and the interviews werernqualitatively analyzed to supplement the quantitative data. The findings revealed that the status ofrnteacher turnover is very high. Teacher's turnover has high correlation with teachers' related factorsrn(738, P > 0.05) than institutional factors (573, P> 0.05). Measures like adequate relative salaries andrnhigher salaries for better-performing teachers (92.6% & 95% respectively) and need highest attention inrntaking measure. To sum up, teachers' turnover is very high in sample technical and vocational colleges.rnTherefore, the city government should design and implement retention mechanisms.