FACTORSAFFECTINGTEACHERSTURNOVERINTENTIONIN PRIMARYSCHOOLINEASTHARARGEZONEOFOROMIAREGION, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

This study was aimed to identify the different factors that affecting turnover intention among teachers of primary school in East Hararge Zone. In order to conduct the study, a descriptive survey research design was used. Four Woredas and one town in east Hararge zone were selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. Out of 22 primary schools in the selected Woredas and town, five primary schools were selected for the study by using simple random sampling technique. The target populations were teachers, school teachers were selected by using random sampling techniques. Out of 119 questionnaires distributed, 114 of the respondents were retrieving from the teachers of 5 sampled primary schools (Wayyu, Babbile, Umar kullee, Ejarsagoro, and Awbarre School) in East Hararge Zone. The main instruments of data collection for this study were questioners, interview and document analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The three variables, correlation results revealed that employer related factor employees related factors and external related factors were positively correlated with teachers’ turnover intention. Regression analysis results showed that employer related factors; employee related factors and external related factors were factors affecting teachers’ turnover intention. The study concludes that all the variables of the study were important factors that affecting teachers turnover intention and there was need to be addressed beginning from the main contributor which was in this case employees related factors. In view of this, important recommendations were made to mitigate the problems.