Evaluation of the Factor that cause Teachers to leave the Profession

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study of teachers' perspectives on why do they leave the profession. Drawing on close-ended questionnaires, with a sample of 50 teachers (both permanent & visiting) of Bahria University of Management & Computer Sciences Islamabad, the study provides a portrait of their perspectives as related to leaving the field. Previous literature generated several categories related to leaving the profession. These include: financial issues, working conditions, lack of supportive administrators, inadequate resources and facilities, time scarcity, workload, societal attitude toward teachers, relationships with students and parents. Thus it has been drawn that teaching is construed as a "hard job" and that the needs of teachers must be addressed to encourage them to remain and excel in the teaching profession.