Retention and Attrition in Academia: A Time-to-event Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorMuhwezi, Keneth
dc.contributor.authorWamala, Robert
dc.contributor.authorAtuhaire, Leonard K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T08:55:46Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T08:55:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAn abundance of literature exists regarding retention and attrition of teachers in primary and secondary education levels. This however is not the case with regards to academic staff in universities. Administrative records of 1,486 academic staff recruited at Makerere University in the period 1987–2012 provide a basis for making an assessment of this issue. Duration of university service was modeled in the analysis by characteristics of academic staff (age, gender, and marital status), discipline area, academic qualifications and rank using a Cox regression. In the results, a median duration of service among staff who left the University by December 2012 (4.56 years, range 0.22-23.32) confirms arguments of low retention of academia. Low retention in university service was more likely among young academic staff, those at lower academic ranks and staff with high academic qualifications at the time of recruitment. The findings demonstrate similarities in retention and attrition of teachers in primary, secondary and university levels.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuhwezi, K., & Wamala, R. (2013). Retention and Attrition in Academia: A Time-to-event Analysis. Kenya Studies, 204.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenya Studiesen_US
dc.subjectEmployee Retention and attritionen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Staffen_US
dc.subjectMakerere Universityen_US
dc.titleRetention and Attrition in Academia: A Time-to-event Analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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