Stochastic And Diagnostic Analysis Of Vocational Teachers' Attrition And Retention In Adamawa State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Attrition, stochastic and diagnostic, analysis, vocational teachers, rtentionAbstract
This survey on Stochastic and diagnostic analysis of vocational teachers attrition
and retention in Adamawa State was conducted to find out the factors contributing
to vocational teachers attrition and retention, and the strategies for curtailing the
attrition. All the vocational teachers in Adamawa State technical colleges and
other government secondary schools constituted the study's population. A sample
of fifty six vocational education teachers was randomly selected from the three
education zones in the State. With the help of three research questions, data were
collected using well structured questionnaire and analyzed using a statistical mean
rating. The results indicated among others that vocational teachers' attrition was
as a result of neglect of teaching profession and poor salary structure. The major
proposition was that government should address the issue of neglect of teaching
profession, improve the salary structure, facilitate and encourage professional
development and provide incentives and regular in-service training to all
vocational teachers.
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