Title: The Factors Influencing Teacher Turnover in Wuxuan County Experimental Primary School
Author: Deng Sihui
Advisor: Dr. Zhang Li
Degree: Master of Business Administration
Major: Education Management
Faculty: บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School)
Academic year: 2567 (2024)
Published: The 1st Thailand-Sino International Conference and The 17th National and International Academic Conference “New Quality Productive Forces and Sustainable Innovation” 14-16 November 2024 (pp.27-40) Click PDF
Abstract
Teachers play an indispensable and important role in teaching. Nowadays, the phenomenon of teacher turnover has become an important issue in the field of education. The turnover rate of primary school teachers is increasing, especially in public primary schools. Therefore, this study took Wuxuan County Experimental Primary School as the research subject, and based on the ERG demand theory, explored the potential impact of existence needs, relationship needs, and growth needs on the turnover tendency of public primary school teachers.The objectives of this study were: (1) To explore the factors that influence teacher turnover in Wuxuan Experimental Primary School, (2) To propose effective countermeasures and suggestions to reduce teacher turnover rate.
This study adopted the quantitative research method. During the questionnaire survey, a total of 345 questionnaires were distributed, 345 valid questionnaires were obtained, and the recovery rate was 100%. This study found that the turnover of teachers in Wuxuan Experimental Primary School was greatly influenced by existence needs, relationship needs, and growth needs.Through analysis, the following suggestions are put forward: in terms of existence needs, the school should improve salary levels and welfare benefits, improve working environment, and relieve work pressure; in terms of relationship needs, the school should create harmonious campus interpersonal relationships, optimize the relationship between teachers and school leaders, and promote harmonious teacher-student relationships; in terms of growth needs, the school should provide professional development opportunities, clarify career development paths, encourage teaching reflection and practical innovation, and establish an incentive mechanism.
Through these measures, the professional development of teachers can be comprehensively promoted and the turnover rate can be reduced.
Keywords: teacher turnover, ERG demand theory, influencing factors, Wuxuan County Experimental Primary School
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6617195018 Deng Sihui 2567 (2024) The Factors Influencing Teacher Turnover in Wuxuan County Experimental Primary School สารนิพนธ์ (Independent Study), Advisor: Dr. Zhang Li, ปริญญาโท (Master’s Degree), บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School), Master of Business Administration, Education Management, Bangkok: Siam University