Policy appropriation in teacher retention and attrition: the case of North-West province
SOURCE: Perspectives in Education
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.N.Diko, M.Letseka, N.N.Diko
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, NORTH WEST PROVINCE, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6024
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4648
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4648
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.N.Diko, M.Letseka, N.N.Diko
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, NORTH WEST PROVINCE, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6024
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4648
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4648
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Abstract
We report on the 2008 study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on teacher retention and attrition in South African public schools, with a focus on North-West Province. Data from the study show that some teachers prefer to leave the teaching profession for promotion posts in non-teaching areas within the education sector, while others leave the education sector altogether for the private sector. There is evidence though, that despite concerns about the adequacy of teacher supply, South Africa has enough teachers to meet current teacher demands. The estimated 5.5% teacher attrition rate, the insufficient production of teacher graduates by universities, and the increasing number of teachers ready and willing to leave the teaching profession should they receive better job offers, are unlikely to compromise the supply, or the current pool of teachers. The greatest threat to the retention of teachers in the teaching profession appears to be ways in which provincial and regional education offices appropriate teacher appointment policies and procedures. We argue that teacher recruitment and appointment procedures are open to abuse.-
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