Does Career Progression Nudge Labour Mobility Intentions of Teaching Personnel in Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Tertiary Institutions in Kenya?

A. Njeri Miring’u, P. K. Ngugi, S. Were and R. Odhiambo

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 141-152

Abstract: This study sought to identify whether career progression has an effect on labor mobility intentions of teaching personnel in Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Tertiary Institutions in Kenya. The limitation was that one factor was researched on hence not fully representative. Beneficiaries were government, other scholars, TSC and school managers. This study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was from all the TSC teachers in the TSC Tertiary institutions in Kenya. The study did stratified random sampling of institutions, 356 sample size was used. Questionnaires collected data. A pilot study of 36questionnaires was done to determine reliability and validity which was verified when all variables had a Cronbach Alpha of 0.7 and above while the content validity of the instrument was determined by seeking credible opinion of the study supervisors. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used and reporting was done through tables and figures. The response rate was 80%. The results revealed a significant negative relationship between career progression and labour mobility intentions.. It also recommended that Kenyan government addresses some of the issues highlighted to ensure a motivated workforce to attract and retain more teaching personnel who will stay and not leave. The study encourages scholars to use same variable or more to test results in different sectors.

Keywords: Career progression; Labour mobility intentions; Teacher Service Commission (TSC); Tertiary institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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