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A qualitative study on the effects of teacher attrition

In this study the researchers explored the effects of teacher attrition in Niger state, Nigeria. The study examined how attrition is affecting the educational development of the state from the teachers’ perspective. A qualitative method was used with the aim of extracting the inner feelings of the p...

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Main Authors: Wushishi, Aminu Aliyu, Foo, Say Fooi, Basri, Ramli, Baki, Roslen
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Language:English
Published: Australian International Academic Centre 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36240/1/A%20qualitative%20study%20on%20the%20effects%20of%20teacher%20attrition.pdf
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http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/article/view/222
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spelling my.upm.eprints.362402015-10-08T03:34:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36240/ A qualitative study on the effects of teacher attrition Wushishi, Aminu Aliyu Foo, Say Fooi Basri, Ramli Baki, Roslen In this study the researchers explored the effects of teacher attrition in Niger state, Nigeria. The study examined how attrition is affecting the educational development of the state from the teachers’ perspective. A qualitative method was used with the aim of extracting the inner feelings of the participants regarding the effects of attrition. Five serving teachers were purposively selected. An in-depth interview, non-participatory observation and document analysis were used as means for data collection. The findings discovered; cost implication, increased in workload, poor students’ performance and burden on school administration, as the major effects of teacher attrition. The paper therefore recommends that, the state government needs to improve the condition of service of teachers with the aim of reducing the rate of attrition so as to improve the educational standard of the state. Australian International Academic Centre 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36240/1/A%20qualitative%20study%20on%20the%20effects%20of%20teacher%20attrition.pdf Wushishi, Aminu Aliyu and Foo, Say Fooi and Basri, Ramli and Baki, Roslen (2014) A qualitative study on the effects of teacher attrition. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 2 (1). pp. 11-16. ISSN 2202-9478 http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/article/view/222 10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.2n.1p.11
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description In this study the researchers explored the effects of teacher attrition in Niger state, Nigeria. The study examined how attrition is affecting the educational development of the state from the teachers’ perspective. A qualitative method was used with the aim of extracting the inner feelings of the participants regarding the effects of attrition. Five serving teachers were purposively selected. An in-depth interview, non-participatory observation and document analysis were used as means for data collection. The findings discovered; cost implication, increased in workload, poor students’ performance and burden on school administration, as the major effects of teacher attrition. The paper therefore recommends that, the state government needs to improve the condition of service of teachers with the aim of reducing the rate of attrition so as to improve the educational standard of the state.
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author Wushishi, Aminu Aliyu
Foo, Say Fooi
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title A qualitative study on the effects of teacher attrition
title_short A qualitative study on the effects of teacher attrition
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publisher Australian International Academic Centre
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