STAFF PERSONNEL SERVICES AND TEACHER’S RETENTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

The study examined staff personnel services and teachers' retention in secondary school in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Two null hypotheses and two research questions were formulated to guide the study. Literature review was reviewed based on the related variables and hypotheses formulated. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 232 teachers. Total samples of two hundred (200) respondents' were randomly selected for the study. The selection was done through the simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for the collection of data was the research questionnaire titled:" Staff Personnel Service and Teachers Retention Questionnaire (SPSTRQ)" validated by experts in Educational Management and test and measurement department. To test the hypotheses, Pearson product moment correlation statistical analysis was used. All the hypotheses were subjected to testing at .05 level of significance with critical values arid 198 degree of freedom. The study concludes that staff personnel services relate with teachers' retention in secondary schools in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. It was recommended that principals should ensure that teachers are recruited in the school to propel student academic excellence.