Quality of Teacher’s Life: Why do teachers leave the profession?

Abstract

In China, the number of private higher education institutions (HEIs) has been increasing rapidly in recent times. However, an upward trend is noticed among teachers leaving the HEIs. As teachers’ life constitutes both personal and work life, this micro-level study paper examines 100 teacher turnover decisions by examining personal and institution factors based on the Two-Factor Theory. Using ANOVA and independent-t-test, it examines how teacher’s demographic factors affect their decision to leave the institution. The study hopes to contribute to policymakers understanding on teacher turnover so as to mitigate this phenomenon by improving their job satisfaction and quality of life. Keywords: Teacher Turnover; Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs); Two-Factor Theory; Job Satisfaction, Quality of Life eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER & cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4645

Using Two-Factor Theory to Examine Female Teachers’ Identity in Higher Education Institutions in China

“…Although the number of full-time female teachers in China's higher education institutions (HELs) has exceeded half of the total number of teachers and continues to rise, their quality of work and life is far from ideal (Dan et al, 2023;Sun et al, 2022). The identity dilemma is particularly evident among female teachers, who face confusion about gender identity, social identity and professional identity (Yang & Shao, 2022).…”