Teacher Turnover in Primary Schools: An Assessment of Promotion Factor

Abstract

This study assessed the extent to which irregular promotion influence teachers’ turnover in Dawakin-kudu and Tarauni LGEAs. The instruments used for the primary data were administration of questionnaires and interviews. 297 responses from the questionnaires were used; interviews were also conducted on 20 members of the LGEAs’ management and SUBEB head quarter. The secondary sources of data used in this study include publications such as annual reports, journals, conference papers, gazettes, circulars, unpublished dissertations as well as internet data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in presenting and analyzing the data for the study. The study found a significant relationship between promotion and teachers’ turnover. The study recommends that a concerted effort should be made by the LGEAs to ensure regular promotion for its teachers to dissuade teachers’ turnover.