Predictors of intention to leave of public secondary school teachers in Tanzania: Exploring the impact of demographic factors, intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction

Abstract

This study reports part of a larger survey that was conducted in three public secondary schools in Dodoma region, Tanzania. It was agreed by researchers and participating schools that school names will not appear in any publications but abbreviations (S1, S2 and S3). The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship and impact of job satisfaction dimensions (intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction) on intention to leave among teachers in public secondary schools. Further, it explored levels of job satisfaction, intention to leave and whether demographic characteristics had impact on teachers' intention to leave level. Respondents were randomly selected through instant invite and questionnaire take technique and given self-administered questionnaire to fill. Statistical techniques (Correlation, Regression, t-test and ANOVA) were used to analyze and interpret results. Results indicated moderate general satisfaction, intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic satisfaction meanwhile it showed high intention to leave in teachers. Results also revealed intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction had significant negative relationship with intention to leave and intrinsic satisfaction indicated stronger prediction of teachers' intention to leave. While gender and location did not show differences in intention to leave mean scores, education and age revealed significant differences. Implications for responsible officials/agencies and strategies for improvement were discussed. Keywords: Demographic characteristics, Extrinsic satisfaction, Intrinsic satisfaction, Intention to leave, Job satisfaction, Tanzania