TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
DECLARATION .
iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
KEY TERM
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Background to the study 1
1.3 Statement of the problem 3
1.4 General objective 4
1.5 Specific objective 4
1.6 Research questions 4
1.7 Significance of the study 5
1.8 Scope of the Study 5
CHAPTER TWO 6
LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2 Working conditions and teacher perfonnance 6
CHAPTER THREE 10
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10
3.1 Introduction 10
3.2 Area of study 10
3.3 Research design 10
3.4 Target population 10
3.5 Sample framework and sample size 10
3.6 Data collection 11
3.6.1 Primary data 11
3.6.1.1 Interviews 11
3.6.1.2 Observations 11
3.6.2 Secondary data 11
3.7
3.8
Data
Limitations
analysis
of
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the study 12
CHAPTER FOUR 13
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 13
4.1 Introduction 13
4.2 Perfonuance of primary school teachers in Makindye municipality 13
4.2.1 Quality of the teacher recruits 13
4.2.2 Negative attitudes of teachers 13
4.2.3 Reasons for choosing teaching 14
4.2.4 Training of primary school teachers 14
4.2.5 Tn- service training program 14
4.2.6Teacher-pupil ratio 15
4.2.7Allowances and other fringe benefits 15
4.2.8 Discipline of teachers 15
4.2. 9Attitude of the community about teachers 16
CHAPTER FIVE 17
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17
5.1 Introduction 17
5.2 Conclusion 17
5.3 Recommendations 17
5.5 Area for the further research 17
REFERENCES 18
APPENDIX A 19
Interview guide for key informants 19
APPENDIX B 20
Observation checklist 20
ABSTRACT Uhis study investigated on the Influence of Teacher’s Qualifications on their Performance in Viubende District. The main aim of this study was to investigate on the extent to which the ;eachers’ qualifications on their performance. It was found out that the teacher is the determinant )f student performance therefore improving teachers quality in form of their qualifications since t is them that influence learning outcomes. In fact it was noted that Teacher is one way of lefining quality teaching” (Fenstermacher and Richardson, 2005). Chapter one of these studies expounds on the background of the study, statement of the problem and the objectives as well as he significance of the study. Chapter two consisted the literature review which was a critical itation of the existing literature by other researchers who examined the same topic and whose indings were found to be relevant to this study. Chapter three describes the methodology used to ~ome up with the findings in this study while chapter four and five consist the record of results is analyzed and discussed in the field. The study found out that the teachers’ qualification ;trongly affects their performance in secondary schools and ther researcher recommended that a ;eroious emphasis and attention should be put on the factors that improve teachers’ qualification.