Abstract:
The study examined the influence of motivation, job satisfaction,
organisational commitment, and intention to quit teaching among teachers in
Public Senior High Schools in Tamale Metropolis. The cross-sectional design
was adopted in the study. A representative sample size of 203 was selected for
the study using self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics
including means, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages were used
to summarise the data characteristics. The one-way analysis of variance
(ANOVA) and independent samples t-test were used to explore the differences
in demographic characteristics and intention to quit. Multiple regression
analysis was conducted to ascertain the influence of motivation, job
satisfaction and organizational commitment on teachers‟ intention to quit.
The results revealed that most teachers were motivated to go into
teaching because of job security and opportunity for training and development.
In addition, significant differences in intention to quit were established
regarding sex and years of experience. Further, job satisfaction made the most
significant but negative contribution to intention to quit. Consequently, it is
recommended that incentive packages should be given to teachers by Ghana
Education Service to motivate them to stay in the teaching profession. School
administrators and stakeholders in education should encourage teachers and
give them some resources to support them in their teaching.
