Abstract:
Framed through the correlational research design, this study examined the
psychological sense of community, work attitude (i .e., job satisfaction and
employee commitment) and technological pedagogy as predictors of turnover
intentions of college of education tutors in Ghana. Two hundred and seventynine
tutors participated in the study, and a questionnaire was used for data
collection. The study employed a correlational design. Data on the research
question was analysed with percentages, means and standard deviation, whereas
multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses. Though the study revealed
a high level of turnover intentions among the tutors, their psychological sense
of community, job satisfaction and commitment were also high, coupled with a
low level of technological pedagogy. Tutors' turnover intentions were
significantly predicted by their sense of community and work attitude (i .e., job
satisfaction and commitment). Quite intriguing, tutors' technological pedagogy
also significantly predicted their turnover intentions (i .e., the lower their
technological pedagogy, the higher their turnover intentions). These findings
are relevant to governing bodies of the colleges of education in Ghana in
modifying the existing practices in the colleges by adopting ways of increasing
tutors' technological pedagogy to reduce turnover intentions. In particular, the
governing bodies are encouraged to organise workshops and other on-the-job
training programmes to enhance tutors' technological knowledge and skills
since technology is progressively becoming a chief medium for delivering
content at the colleges of education. Also, the government should give particular
attention to the turnover intentions of tutors in order not to lose experienced
tutors.
