Abstract
In recent times, private schools in Nigeria have witnessed a mass exodus of male teachers. This study, therefore,
examined the causes, impacts and roles of management in teachers’ attrition in private schools after COVID-19.
The study adopted a qualitative research design of phenomenological type. Snowball and purposive sampling
techniques were used to sample 11 male teachers working in private schools before the sudden appearance of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven male teachers, transcribed, coded,
and analysed using QSR NVivo software, version 1.7.1. The study found, among other things, that a lack of
concern for teachers’ welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic, poor salaries, and unpleasant school policies
contributed to many male teachers’ attrition in private schools. The study also found a negative impact of male
teachers’ attrition on the education sector. The researchers made recommendations based on the finding that
Private school owners should be empathetic and always put teachers in their shoes. This could be achieved by
institutionalising teachers’ welfare purses. There should be a welfare committee to make this functional.