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  • Influence of Vertical Professional Development Advancement Dynamics on Teacher Attrition in Public Secondary Schools in Mombasa County, Kenya

    Rebecca B. Arogo, Ruth Thinguri, & Mary Mugwe

    Abstract

    The study focused on establishing whether thereis a practical influence of vertical professional development dynamics on teacher attrition in public secondary schools in Mombasa County. Teacher attrition has been a big challenge in the various levels of the education system, secondary being one of the levels. The study employed the mixed research method and the concurrent triangulation design. The target population comprised 1,487 secondary school teachers, 45 principals, 6 Teachers Service Commission (TSC) personnel and 6 education officers. Stratified random sampling also enabled the researcher to divide the schools into strata of boys boarding secondary schools, girls boarding secondary schools and mixed day and boarding secondary schools. Primary data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides. The sample size involved 11 principals, 225 teachers, 3 TSC Human Resource Officers (HROs) and 4 education officers. The study concludes that the Career Progression Guidelines by the TSC brought stagnation in job groups which is a major indicator of vertical professional advancement influencing attrition of teachers. The study further concludes that low pay and the failure by the TSC to recognize and reward academic achievement lowered the morale and expectation of teachers hence giving room for teachers to exit the profession. The study recommends the review of the Career Progression Guidelines, the TSC to acknowledge higher academic achievement acquired by teachers and TSC to provide a friendly working environment to  the teachers because the labour market opportunities and career paths alternatives outside teaching provides teachers with opportunities for greener pastures.

     

    Keywords: Professional advancement, teacher attrition, vertical professional advancement

    Corresponding author: Rebecca B. Arogo

     

    To cite this article: Aogo, B,R. THinguri,R and Mugwe, M. (2023).

    Influence of Vertical Professional Development Advancement Dynamics on Teacher Attrition in Public Secondary Schools in Mombasa County, Kenya, Journal of African Studies in Educational Management and Leadership Vol:15 p 43-57

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