Abstract:

This study examined the relationship between occupational incentives and teacher retention in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study formulated four objectives, research questions and hypotheses. The research design was ex-post facto. The population of the study comprised 10,614 teachers and multi-stage sampling method was used to select 784 teachers as sample. Data were gathered using two instruments titled: “Occupational Incentives Questionnaire (OIQ) and Teacher Retention Questionnaire (TRQ)”. Pearson correlation statistic was used to analyse data and test the hypotheses while internal consistency was determined using Cronbach Alpha coefficient which gave reliability of 0.83 and 0.93 respectively. The findings revealed that significant relationship existed between job security, remuneration, promotion, welfare and teacher retention in private secondary schools. Recommendation based on the findings is that Private School Management in line with the government policy on emoluments should review teachers’ salaries, promotion and other fringe benefits.

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