Abstract

The study aimed at establishing whether there was any relationship between staff development opportunities and turnover intention of public secondary school teachers in Meru County. The study was a descriptive survey design where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in data collection and analysis. A total of 518 respondents were involved in the study that included 503 secondary school teachers and 15 public secondary school principals. Staff development opportunities were examined to determine their relationships with the dependent variable, turnover intention. Data obtained from questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS version 21.Hypothesis was tested using Pearson product moment correction coefficient and chi square goodness of fit at 95 , p 0.05. The results of product moment correlation showed a negative linear relationship between the independent variable, staff development opportunities and the dependent variable, turnover intention. The results of tests of hypothesis using Chi squire corroborated by showing a significant relationship between staff development opportunities and turnover intention of public secondary school teachers in Meru County. The study concluded that teachers' motivation in secondary schools in Meru County is low with many teachers having low morale and low levels of commitment to their jobs due to failure of most schools and their employer, Teachers Service Commission to offer them opportunities for learning and development resulting to high turnover intention. The study recommends that the Teachers Service Commission, the Ministry of Education, and the various Boards of Management consider issues of staff development as a way of motivating and reducing turnover intention hence retention in teaching service. by Peter Kalunge Ekabu ""Staff Development Opportunities and Turnover Intention of Public Secondary School Teachers in Meru County, Kenya"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23329.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/23329/staff-development-opportunities-and-turnover-intention-of-public-secondary-school-teachers-in-meru-county-kenya/peter-kalunge-ekabu

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