The pull and push factors of rural-urban teacher transfer: a case of Isoka district of Muchinga province.
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2020-12
Authors
Sichilima, Ginno M.
Chipindi, Ferdinand M.
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Abstract
This study investigated the factors that push teachers
away from rural schools and pull them towards urban and periurban
schools. The study used ethnographic research techniques
to explore the factors that influence teacher transfers from rural
to urban spaces in Isoka district of Northern Zambia. We used
purposive sampling to locate and interview teachers and
administrators to provide insights into the pull and push factors
of teacher transfer. The study uncovered a plethora of reasons
for these phenomena. The factors included how the study
participants negotiated their relationships with colleagues or
superiors. Our research, thus, recommends that the District
Education Office in the area needs to be considerate during
teacher deployment and placement to suitably place teachers
where they can be most productive and settled to avoid transfers.
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Teaching fraternity. , Teacher transfers. , Teacher deployment. , Teacher motivation.
Citation
Sichilima, G.M. & Chipindi, F.M. (2020). The Pull and Push Factors of Rural-Urban Teacher Transfer: A Case of Isoka District of Muchinga Province. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) 7 (12),161-168: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/digital-library/volume-7-issue-12/161-168.pdf