Abstract:
The main purpose of this study was to investigate factors that cause teachers’ turnover in
government secondary schools in Adama Town administration. To conduct, a descriptive survey
research method was employed to explore and describe the major causes of teachers’ turnover in
the selected government secondary schools. The data for the study was collected from 383 currently
working teachers of 158 were teachers selected from sampled schools in Adama Town
administration. In addition 7 Principals of the sampled schools, 11 vice principals of the sampled
schools and 3 supervisors of the sampled schools and also from 46 former teachers’ 23 sampled
teachers’ were also included in the study. The respondents were included in the study by employing
availability sampling to select former -teachers and purposive sampling to include the
principals, Vice Principals , supervisors,and simple random sampling technique were used to
select currently working teachers. Questionnaire was used to gather information on causes of
teachers’ turnover and interview was also employed to complement the information obtained
through Questionnaire. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques were used to analyze the data
and document analysis is used. The results of the data analysis showed that inadequate salary that
teachers get, poor working condition of the school, administrative problems, student character and
disciplinary problems, low social status accorded to teachers by the society, teachers’ lack of initial
preference to teaching profession and lack of opportunity for further education were the major
factors that aggravate the turnover of teachers in AdamaTown Administration Government
Secondary Schools. In view of this, important recommendations were made to mitigate the problems
