Abstract:
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of human resource practices on teacher
retention in basic schools in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality. The objectives
of the study were to find out the human resource practices in basic schools in the Bibiani Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality, to ascertain the effect of human resource practices on
teacher retention in basic schools of Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality and to
identify the challenges of human resource practices on teacher retention. A descriptive
cross sectional survey design was used for the study. The researcher used closed-ended
questionnaire for the study. The target population for the study was 141. Purposive
sampling was used to select all the 28 head teachers in the study area. Simple random
sampling was also used to select 113 teachers for the study. The study revealed among
others that one of the human resource practices in the study area was that there were
opportunities for further career development for school teachers through formal training.
The study also revealed that human resource practices in the study area had positive effect
on teacher retention. Among the challenges of human resource practices on teacher
retention was residential accommodation for teachers. It is recommended based on the
findings that teachers should be recognized and rewarded at regular intervals by the
Ministry of Education to motivate them to improve on their performance.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education
and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2020
