Abstract: Teacher attrition has become an issue in the Lawra District; education managers recruit and post teachers into the Lawra District, however only 21% of the recruited teachers stay in the district beyond 5 years after recruitment. This study therefore, explored some context specific effects to the phenomena using a case study design within the qualitative-quantitative (mixed concurrent nested) approach to research. The study sought to identify the effects of attrition and the extent to which it affects the pupils’ performance in the BECE. The research used focus-group discussion, semi-structured questionnaire, unstructured interview, and documentary archives to collect data from 59 respondents comprising: Students; Teachers; Teacher union administrators (GNAT); and District education managers. Criterion, expert and snow ball sampling techniques were used. The study found that teacher indiscipline had worsen and pupils in the district had difficulty in being admitted into their first choice Senior High Schools because of very low BECE scores. The district is also spending below 6% of its budgets to attract and retain teachers in the district. It is recommended that the directorate starts and ran a cafeteria and dedicates its proceeds to teacher attraction and retention. Also cluster teaching is suggested in order to ensure that pupils are professionally handled especially in topics that are perceived as difficult.
Keywords: Teacher, Recruitment, Attrition, Effects, Performance.
Title: Effects of Teacher Attrition in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region, Ghana
Author: Bilikpe, Ernest Tengzuyele
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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