Wastage Rate of Education Graduates from University of Malawi, Chancellor College from 2005 to 2009

Autor/inn/en	Chikazinga, Wanangwa W. N.; Chulu, Bob W.; Nyirongo, Richard W.
Titel	Wastage Rate of Education Graduates from University of Malawi, Chancellor College from 2005 to 2009
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 21 (2014) 4, S.5-24 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Preservice Teacher Education; Secondary School Teachers; Career Choice; Gender Differences; Teaching (Occupation); Teacher Supply and Demand; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Lehrerbedarf
Abstract	Reports have shown that many students that graduate as secondary teachers from the University of Malawi do not enter the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to investigate the wastage rate of education graduates from University of Malawi, Chancellor College from 2005 to 2009. Cross-sectional data were collected from the total population of education graduates from 2005 to 2009 (n=760) through document analysis, structured interviews, and telephone-administered and self-administered structured questionnaires. The study revealed a wastage rate as high as 12.0%. Using the ?2 test of homogeneity, the calculated ?2 (1df) = 4.992, p = 0.03, exceeded the critical value of ?2 0.05 (1df) = 3.84 denoting that there was a difference in wastage rate in terms of gender and that more female (R= 1.842) than male (R= -1.00) graduates were likely to decline to enter the teaching profession. The study established that the most important factors influencing teacher wastage were lack of opportunities for professional development, inadequate teacher salary and availability of alternative employment. The implication of these findings entails: projections of teacher supply that do not take into account the wastage rate are bound to be inevitably inaccurate and fundamentals that attract people to an occupation should be addressed in the teaching profession without which teacher wastage would remain a major challenge. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01