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Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turnover in the Management of Quality Education in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria
Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities · Area of research: Education
Abstract
This study examined Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turn over in the Management of Secondary Education in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. The study formulated four research questions and four hypotheses. The research design adopted was ex-post facto research design. The population comprised of public secondary school teachers and multistage sampling method was used in the selection of 260 teachers as sample for study. Data was gathered using two research instruments -Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) and Teacher Turnover Questionnaire (TTQ). Pearson correlation statistic was used to the analyze data. The findings revealed that a relationship exists between job satisfaction and teacher turnover in the management of quality education in Cross River State along the following indices: teacher salary, promotion, housing (accommodation) and teacher training. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study
Keywords
job satisfaction, teacher turnover, management, secondary education
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How to cite this paper
@article{1702271,
author = {Okey, Stella-Maris (Ph.D)},
title = {Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turnover in the Management of Quality Education in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2020},
volume = {3},
number = {11},
pages = {12-16},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1702271.pdf},
abstract = {This study examined Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turn over in the Management of Secondary Education in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. The study formulated four research questions and four hypotheses. The research design adopted was ex-post facto research design. The population comprised of public secondary school teachers and multistage sampling method was used in the selection of 260 teachers as sample for study. Data was gathered using two research instruments -Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) and Teacher Turnover Questionnaire (TTQ). Pearson correlation statistic was used to the analyze data. The findings revealed that a relationship exists between job satisfaction and teacher turnover in the management of quality education in Cross River State along the following indices: teacher salary, promotion, housing (accommodation) and teacher training. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study},
keywords = {job satisfaction, teacher turnover, management, secondary education},
month = {May},
}