Teachers Turnover Rate and Academic Performance in Mugusu Sub County, Kabarole District, Western Uganda.

ABSTRACT 

The study of this report about teachers’ turnover rate in academic performance in mugusu sub county kabarole district western Uganda. It was directed by three objectives and these include. To investigate the relationship between teachers turnover rate and academic performance To determine the levels of academic performance To examine the causes of teachers’ turnover rate The study was carried out using simple random sampling to select a population. A simple size of 240 respondents was selected from the total population of 500. The respondents were selected basing on the offices they hold and understanding of the topic under investigation. That is to say those that has ideas on teacher’s turnover rate and academic performance. The findings for the low academic performance of 1~arners was mainly on teachers turnover rate though their other factors that affect the academic performance of learners negatively like poverty, social and economic status age ,parents, medium of instructions in schools, tuition trend, daily study hour and accommodation etc Among the recommendations given are family motivation( by parents and other relatives)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

DECLARATION.ii

APPROVAL iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABSTRACT

LIST OF ACRONYMS vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Infroduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.1.1 Historical background

1 .1 .2 Theoretical background 1

1.1.3 Conceptual background 2

1.1.4 Contextual background 2

1.2 Statement of a problem 3

1.3 Objectives of the Study 4

1.3.1 General objective 4

1.3.2 Specific objectives 4

1.4 Research Questions 4

1.5 Scdpe of the Study 4

1.5.1 Geographical Scope 4

1.5.2 Time Scope 4

1.5. 3 Content Scope 5

1.6 Significances ofthe Study

1.7 Operational definition of terms 5

CHAPTER TWO 6

LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.0 Introduction 6

2.1 Teachers’ turnover rate and academic performance 7

2.2 The level of academic performance 8

2.3 Causes of teachers turnover rate 10

2.4 Coficeptual frame work .12

2.5 Other Causes of Poor Performance Apart of Teachers Turnover Rate 13

CHAPTER THREE 15

METHODOLOGY 15

3.0 Introduction 15

3.1 research design 15

3.2 Area of study and population 15

3.3 Sample size 15

3.4 Sampling selection technique 15

3.5 Instrument of Data Collection 16

3.5.1 Questionnaire 16

3.5.2 Interviews 16

3.6 Data Collection Procedure 16

3.7 Quality Control 17

3.7.1 Validity of instruments 1 7

3.7.2 Reliability of instrument 17

3.8 Data processing, presenting and analysis procedure 17

3.8.1 Data processing 17

3.8.2 Data presentation 17

3.8.3 Data analysis 18

CHAPTERFOUR 19

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS 19

4.0 Introduction 19

CHAPTER FIVE 26

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 26

5.0 Introduction 26

5.1 Discussions of findings of the study 26

5.1 .1 Teachers turnover rates and academic performance 26

5.1.2 Academic performance 26

5.1,3 Teachers turnover rates 26

5.2 Conclusion 27

5.3 Recommendations 27

5.5 Areas that need further research 27

APPENDICES .29

APPENDIX B 30

APPENDIX C 31

Appendix D Questionnaire to Teachers 33

APPENDIX C FOR PARENTS 35

REFERENCES 37