The Causes and Effects of English Teachers' Turnover: A Case from Afghanistan

Autor/inn/en	Khawary, Omidullah; Ali, Sajid
Titel	The Causes and Effects of English Teachers' Turnover: A Case from Afghanistan
Quelle	In: Improving Schools, 18 (2015) 1, S.20-34 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1365-4802
DOI	10.1177/1365480214566280
Schlagwörter	English Teachers; Faculty Mobility; Case Studies; Developing Nations; Nongovernmental Organizations; Teacher Motivation; Teacher Salaries; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Organizational Communication; Employment Potential; Faculty Workload; Career Change; Career Planning; Teacher Recruitment; Cognitive Mapping; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Student Adjustment; Learning Processes; Novices; Separation Anxiety; Academic Standards; High Schools; Foreign Countries; Teacher Persistence; Qualitative Research; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Karriereplanung; Lehrerrekrutierung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Learning process; Lernprozess; Trennungsangst; High school; Oberschule; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	One of the challenging issues that educational organizations in developing countries face in staffing classrooms with qualified teachers is the high rate of teachers' turnover. It creates problems for schools, which eventually leads to substandard instruction and low student achievement. This research explores the causes of English teachers' turnover in a Non-Government Educational Organization in Kabul, Afghanistan. The results indicate that lack of teachers' motivation, low salary, communication gap between management and teachers, market opportunities for English teachers, workload, absence of career path and weak recruitment processes are the major factors contributing to teachers' turnover in Afghanistan. The high teachers' turnover leads to such negative effects as interruptions in learning process, behavioural adjustment of students with new teachers, continuous exposure of students with novice teachers, emotional detachments of students with their teachers and negative effects on students' learning. The article concludes that educational organizations should deal with their teachers more humanely. Teachers retain and perform in an organization when they are valued, motivated and satisfied with their jobs and their professional status. In the absence of such environment, it is likely that educational organizations in Afghanistan would continue to struggle to attract and retain qualified teachers, which will eventually compromise on the achievements of their students. Considering the findings, creation of covenantal bond rather than contractual bond is suggested as a strategy that could be augmented by a transformational leadership, which can motivate the teachers to remain committed to their profession. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01