Faculty turnover of Saint Theresa College, Tandag, Surigao del Sur: An analysis

• Main Author: Plaza, Anacorita O.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1977
• Subjects: Teacher turnover > Philippines > Surigao del Sur; Saint Theresa College (Philippines) > Faculty; Higher Education Administration; Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/483; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7321&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study described the movement of teachers in and out of Saint Theresa College in Tandag, Surigao del Sur and its management implications. The study covered the teachers hired by the different departments such as elementary, secondary and college levels of Saint Theresa College covering the school years 1970-1971 to 1975-1976. Data were taken from the administrative file of the school and the teacher's file. Statistical tools employed were rates, ratios, percentages and mean. In this study, the writer observed the following : I. On the school : a. The management of Saint Theresa College was highly centralized in the Office of the Rector. b. The school had no written manual of operation. c. The school had no definite policies on recruitment and dismissal of teachers. d. Basically, the benefits enjoyed by the teachers were those enforced by law. II. On Faculty Turnover : a. The average rate of separation of teachers in the college for the school years covered stood at a record high of 40.3 percent. b. Separation rate appeared to be high during the SY 1975-1976 with 55.3%. Also, it was high among teachers with below one year length of service, 56.55% teachers in the elementary department with 52.3% and among female teachers at 62.5%. c. Teachers with residence outside Tandag showed a higher separation rate than those teachers with Tandag as their home residence. d. New hire of the school appeared to be high than the number of separated teachers during the school years under study. e. About 51% of the total newly hired number of teachers were mere replacements. f. The school year 1975-1976 marked a substantial number of lay-off which to Heyel, is an indication of poor recruitment policy. g. New hires appeared to be substantially high among teachers with no work experience. III. On Teachers Profile : a. The proportion of teachers in the high school department during SY 1975-1976 was higher than any department. b. The number of teachers exhibited an increasing trend from 36 to 47 mainly due to the opening of ni