Factors Affecting Job Retention of Teachers in Private Schools in Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study job retention rate in workplace, 2) to study the level of job retention factors 3) to study the relationship between the retention factors and the job retention, and 4) to determine appropriate forecasting variables and develop multiple linear regression that affects job retention of teachers in private schools in Phitsanulok province. The participants were 242 private school teachers in Phitsanulok province. The sample was indicated using Krejcie & Morgan table and randomly selected by stratified sampling method. Data were collected by the questionnaire, then analyzed by Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient and analyzed a stepwise multiple regression analysis. The research found that:
1) Job retention rate of teachers in private schools in Phitsanulok province is high, 2) The level of factors affecting job retention of teachers in private schools in Phitsanulok province is high, 3) The factors affecting job retention of teachers in private schools in Phitsanulok province coefficient are between 0.623 – 0.736. The most affecting factor is the relationship in the school while the least affecting factor is the special benefits, and 4) The multiple regression with the significance level of 0.05 are consisted of 4 factors: relationship in the school (x₄), compensation (x₂), special benefits (x₃) and leadership of school administrator (x₁) that affect job retention of teachers in private schools in Phitsanulok province. The model correlation (R) is 0.816, the coefficient of multiple determination (R²) is 66.70%, and the standard error is 0.464. The regression equations are;