The issue of academic staff retention has attracted major interest in many countries and Zimbabwe is not an exception. The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of academic staff retention in Zimbabwean universities with particular reference to two universities in Matabeleland region. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to establish whether demographic factors (age, sex and marital status), remuneration, career advancement opportunities, training and development, educational qualifications and amount of workload have an influence on academic staff retention.
The study was quantitative and it employed the survey design. The total population of the academic staff in the two universities covered by the study was 491. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 119 from the two universities. Data was analysed using Eviews version 10 and SPSS Version 21 software.
The study employed the logit model to estimate the results. The study revealed that marital status, educational level, training and development, workload, remuneration and career advancement opportunities significantly affect academic staff retention in Zimbabwean universities. Age and sex do not have a significant effect on academic staff retention. The study recommended the need for Zimbabwean universities to provide staff exchange programmes so that members of staff can share latest practices with staff members from other universities. It also recommended academic institutions to negotiate with banks to offer housing and vehicle loans to academic staff at reasonable interest rates. Another recommendation was that universities should conduct exit interviews with quitting members of staff so as to identify the major reasons for quitting. In addition, universities should provide continuous professional development programmes to their staff, so that they can obtain relevant training and appropriate skills.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- INTRODUCTION
- 2.1 The Conceptual Framework
- 3. METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Sources of Data
- 3.2 Sampling Design
- 3.3 Sample Size
- 3.4 Data Collection Instruments
- 3.5 Theoretical Research Model: Binary Logit Model
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
The main objective of this study is to determine the factors influencing academic staff retention in Zimbabwean universities, focusing specifically on two universities in the Matabeleland region. This study aims to identify if factors such as demographics, remuneration, career advancement opportunities, training and development, educational qualifications, and workload affect academic staff retention.
- Factors affecting academic staff retention in Zimbabwean universities
- The impact of demographic characteristics on staff retention
- The influence of remuneration and career advancement opportunities on retention
- The role of training and development in retaining academic staff
- The relationship between workload and academic staff retention
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The introductory chapter presents the problem of academic staff retention in Zimbabwe and its impact on the quality of higher education. The chapter highlights the urgent need to address the challenge of staff turnover in African universities. The conceptual framework, adapted from Shah and Burke (2013), is introduced, outlining the factors considered to influence employee retention: workload, remuneration, career advancement opportunities, training and development, educational level, and demographic factors (age, sex, and marital status). The methodology chapter details the research design, data sources, sampling technique, sample size, data collection instruments, and theoretical research model, which is the Binary Logit Model.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The study focuses on academic staff retention, Zimbabwean universities, demographic factors, remuneration, career advancement opportunities, training and development, educational qualifications, workload, and the Binary Logit Model. The study investigates the impact of these factors on academic staff retention in Zimbabwean universities.
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- Luckmore Chivandire (Autor:in), 2017, Determinants of academic staff retention in Zimbabwean universities, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/477491
