摘要：Tea cher attrition is a universal challenge and has a negative impact on global policies. A growing body of re sea rch arou nd the world show s that most countries a re experiencing a substa ntial dec line in mee ting their tea cher dema nd. In this a rtic le, I a rgue tha t tea cher a ttrition has far -rea ching implica tions for the qu ality of tea ching and learning and for the a chievement of Education For All (EFA) and Universal Primary Educa tion (UPE) tar gets a nd Mille nnium D evelopment Go als ( MD G s) . D ra wing from the inc entive theory of motiva tion a nd te acher attrition litera ture, this article ( 1) explore s the e mer ging tr ends in te acher a ttrition a nd the c ha llenge s it presents; ( 2) c ritica lly a nalyses the South Afric an teac he r retention policies; (3) investigates the implications of tea cher a ttrition on the qu ality of tea ching and lea rning; (4) explores different a ve nues to reduce teacher attrition ra te; ( 5) pr oposes a framew or k of re thinking teac he r a ttra ction a nd retention policies.
关键词：Tea cher A ttrition. Tea cher Retention Policy. I ncentive T heory of M otivation
