Recruitment Criteria for Teachers’ Retention in Malaysian International Schools: A Concept Paper

Abstract

Issue related to retention in the organization always begins with recruitment. Suitable people with adequate knowledge, skills, and positive values are important to the organization. The hiring criteria provide a foundation for the management to motivate employees to exert the efforts needed to do their jobs effectively and eventually retain them. The purpose of this study is to investigate teacher recruitment criteria based on international school management personnel perspectives to solve teacher retention issues. The study aimed to provide additional literature to the body of knowledge on this research area. At the same time, the study hopes to provide insight to policymakers and practitioners alike to improve teacher recruitment and retention in schools. This study will use a qualitative design to explore school management personnel perceptions of teacher recruitment and retention issue. Purposive sampling will be used to select 20 school management personnel for the semi-structured interview. Each interview session will be recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically with the assistance of NVivo software. This study potentially promotes positive outcomes especially the sufficient manpower in international schools. The results aim to provide a framework for interested parties to develop and improve their current school environment.