An assessment on the effects of school teachers' turnover on learners' performance in public schools in Windhoek
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Date
2019
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University of Namibia
Abstract
According to the Public Service Commission (PSC) Annual Report (2013/2014),
Namibia, like most other Sub-Saharan African countries noticed a rise in teacher
attrition mainly in the public schools (Pitsoe, 2013). The negative development has
also been accompanied by deteriorating academic performance in public schools.
More so, Donaldson and Johnson (2011) added that the revolving door effect has
continued to compound the problem. The study therefore sought to investigate the
causes of teacher attrition and establish the nature of the relationship and the
magnitude of the impact of teacher turnover on learners' performance. The study only
focused on 3072 teachers in government schools in the Khomas Region a sample of
96 participants was extracted using the Slevin's formula. The study adopted a case
study research design and both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques
were used. The qualitative approach used a semi-structured interview guide for data
collection whereas the quantitative data collection approach used a questionnaire with
both structured and non-structured questions. Quantitative and qualitative data was
analyzed using SPSS and thematic data analysis methods respectively. The research
concluded that there are a number of factors that affect teachers' turnover in the
Khomas Region and these included ill-disciplined learners, heavy workload of
teachers, poor school leadership practices, too much administrative work and lack of
professional development. However, the study found out that turnover in public
schools was chiefly a product of extrinsic factors emanating from the prevailing socio economic environment. The study concluded that teachers' turnover affects learners'
performance in public schools to a larger extent, though there are other factors such
as parental support, resource availability and school leadership that affect the
performance of the learners
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Management Strategy)
Keywords
Public Service Commission (PSC), Annual report, School teachers, Learners, Learners's perfomance, Public schools, Windhoek, Namibia, University of Namibia, Teachers' turnover