TITLE:
Lecturer Turnover and Its Effect on the Performance of Students: A Case Study of Accra Polytechnic
AUTHORS:
H. Hammond, F. Kutsanedzie
KEYWORDS:
Turnover, Employee, Performance, Motivation, Commitment
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.11,
November
25,
2015
ABSTRACT: Academic performance in institution of higher learning generally is
thought to be falling in Ghana. One of the reasons that have been ascribed to
the declining performance has been the high turnover rate among lecturers in
these higher educational institutions. This study was therefore undertaken in
Accra Polytechnic to determine effects of lecturer turnover on students’
performance. The study utilized a descriptive survey research approach, in
which a well structured questionnaire was designed, comprising close ended
questions was administered by randomly to 100 students in Accra Polytechnic to
obtain the primary data, and using secondary data on lecturers and student
information obtained from Accra Polytechnic Administration. Data were collected
from the respondents, collated and summarized using statistical tools such as
tables and figures. The study revealed that lecturer turnover adversely affected
students’ preparation towards examination. 90 per cent of the students sampled stated that when lecturers resigned in the
middle of the semester their preparation towards exams was adversely affected.
The study found that turnover did not always result in the decline of students’
performance. It is therefore recommended that to effectively deal with
turnover of lecturers when they occur, educational institutions must always
find very efficient lecturers as replacement so the performance of the students
is not adversely affected.