FACTORS CAUSING TEACHERS TURNOVER IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GAMO ZONE

The purpose of this study was to assess the factors causing teachers’ turnover and to recommend possible solutions teachers turnover in secondary schools of Gamo Zone in SNNP regional state. Descriptive survey research method employed to conduct the assessment. Among the 15 woredas and 2 town administrations found in the zone, four woredas and a town administration were selected using simple random sampling technique for the study. Ten government secondary schools were selected by simple random sampling technique in the sampled woredas and town administrations. Accordingly, from 10 government secondary schools found in the 4 woredas and a town administrations,158 teachers, 3 cluster supervisors and 10 school leaders were selected randomly while,5WEO professionals and 1 ZED representative woredas and town administrations were selected purposely to be subjects of the study. Data were collected through questionnaire, interview and document analysis. Frequency, percentage and mean score were used to analyze and interpret the data collected through questionnaire. The data collected through interview and document analysis were analyzed and interpreted using narration to enrich the data obtained through questionnaire. The findings of the study revealed low consideration as well as perception of the teaching profession, lack of facility and environmental conditions, students disciplinary problems and presence on un functional school rules and regulations, school administrative problems, delaines of salary adjustment and work load. Accordingly, Motivating and promoting teachers consideration as well as the perception of the teaching profession, fulfilling, facilities and making conducive school environment, molding and minimizing of students’ disciplinary problems, fair exercise of school rules and regulations, incentive in salary and other fees or remunerations of teachers, implementing, effective, participative and transparent administration, qualifying and capacity building training programs are mandatory for school principals and supervisors. And fair distribution of workload