Abstract:
This study focuses on factors that influence retention and attrition of teachers in Twifo
Hemang Lower Dankyira District and to explore teachers’ satisfaction with other
factors which may lead teachers to decide to make teaching in the district their longtime
career or leave to teach in another district. Both Quantitative and Qualitative
method were utilized to explore and understand teachers’ challenges and experiences
in the district convergent parallel mixed method design was used. The sample for this
study consisted of 66 teachers and 10 headteachers. The organizational category was
associated with school administrators’ leadership style, expectation, support, workload
and professional development courses, which were the main reason for leaving the
Twifo Hemang Lower Dankyira District. Personal related to accommodation problems
was one of the reasons teachers were leaving the district. Finally, system, related to
non-implementation teacher condition of service, was also mentioned as one of the
reasons for leaving the district. The results of this study have implications for the school
organization seeking to retain teachers in the district. The major contributions of this
study are related to teachers’ job satisfaction associated with leaving the district and
greater insight into practical implications and consideration necessary for the retention
in the district.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Educational Administration and
Management, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, submitted to the
School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Educational Administration and Management)
in the University of Education, Winneba
