Management styles and teachers` turnover in primary Schools in Tororo district
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2024
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Busitema University
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This study investigated the overwhelming teacher turn over in primary schools in Tororo
District. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of management styles on teachers’
turnover in Primary schools in Tororo District. Four objectives guided the study which
includes; examining teachers` perception of the teacher turnover, examining the effects of
authoritarian management style on teacher turnover, to examine the effect of transactional
management style on teacher turnover and to examine the effect of transformational
management style on teacher. The study adopted Fredrick Herzberg’s (1959) Two Factor
theory and a sample of 152 respondents from a target population of 250 respondent, selected
using both simple random sampling and purposive sampling who comprised of; school heads
and deputies, teachers and district education officials. The study adopted the descriptive survey
research design. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data from the
respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed using the SPSS software. Frequencies, means and
percentages were used to discuss the findings while the qualitative data was analyzed using
thematic analysis. The study found out that head teachers’ management styles had no
significant effect on teachers’ turnover in Primary schools in Tororo District. The study
recommends that: head teachers should adopt mixed management styles in their management.
Further research should be done on motivation and teacher turnover in Primary Schools, and
on staff motivation and teacher turnover.
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Akareut, C. (2024). Management styles and teachers` turnover in primary schools in Tororo district [Research report]. Busitema University.