Turnover intentions among secondary school teachers : the role of occupational image, workplace variables and career commitme
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Date
2004-03
Authors
Naina, Hamidah
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Recent studies indicated that the major dissatisfiers for teachers are located not within the
school but within the broader societal context. Scholars argued that it is not enough to look
to the immediate school environment or the current job market for the correlates of teacher
retention. Hence. this study examined the relationship between occupational image and
workplace variables with turnover intentions. This study also investigated the mediating
role of career commitment, and the impact of interactions among the dimensions of
occupational image and workplace variables on career commitment and turnover intentions.
A total of 386 secondary school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia, response rate of 78.8%,
pa11icipated in the study by voluntarily completing the survey questionnaire. The study
results indicated that: (l) both occupational image and workplace variables were
significantly related to turnover intentions. (2) Career commitment was found to mediate
the relationship between occupational image and turnover intentions, (3) Career
commitment also mediates the relationship between workplace variables and turnover
intentions. and (4) interactions among occupational image and workplace variables have
significant intlucnce on both career con1mitment and turnover intentions. Theoretical and
practical implications ofthe study as well as suggestions for future studies were discussed.
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Teachers