Teacher Motivation and Performance of Teachers in Secondary Schools in Kween Sub-County, Kween District TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Problem Statement 4
1.3 Purpose of the study 4
1.4 Objectives of the study 4
1.5 Research Questions 4
1.6 Scope of the study 5
1.6.1 Subject Scope 5
1.6.2 Geographical Scope 5
1.6.3 Time scope
1.7 Significance of the study 5
1.8 Conceptual frame work 6
CHAPTER TWO 8
LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.0 Introduction 8
2.1 Teacher motivation in schools 8
2.1.1 Financial Motivation 8
2.1.2 Training and development 9
2.1.3 Job security 10
2.2 Teacher performance in schools 11
2.3 Relationship between motivation and teacher’s performance in schools 12
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CHAPTER THREE .15
METHODOLOGY 15
3.0 Introduction 15
3.1 Research design 15
3.2 Study Population 15
3.3 Sample Size 15
3.4 Data source 16
3.4.1 Primary data 16
3.4.2 Secondary data 16
3.5 Data collection tools 17
3.5 Questionnaires 17
3.5.2 Interview Guide 17
3.6 Reliability and Validity 17
3.7 Data processing and analysis 17
3.8 Ethical Considerations 18
3.9 Limitations and Solutions 18
CHAPTER FOUR 19
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AN]) INTERPRETATION 19
4.0 Introduction 19
4.1 Demography of respondents 19
4.1.2 Gender ofrespondents 19
4.1.2 Age ofrespondents 20
4.1.3 Education level ofrespondents 20
4.1.4 Marital Status of respondents 21
4.2 Objective 1: To establish the level of teacher motivation in secondary schools in Kween
district Uganda 22
4.2 Level of Motivation ofteachers in secondary schools ofKween district 22
4.3 Objective 2: To determine the Performance of teachers in secondary Schools in Kween
district 25
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4.4 Objective 3: Relationship between motivation and performance of teachers in secondary
schools of Kween district 28
CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AN]) RECOMMENDATIONS 30
5.0 Introduction 30
5.1 Discussion of findings 30
5.2 Conclusions 32
5.3 Recommendations 33
5.4 Areas for Further Research 34
REFERENCES 35
Appendix I: Research Questionnaire 38
Appendix ii: Interview 41
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was set to investigate the influence of teacher motivation on performance of teachers in secondary schools in Kween district. The study objectives were establish the level of teacher motivation, to examine the extent of teacher performance in secondary schools in Kween district Uganda and to establish the relationship between teacher motivation and teacher performance in secondary schools in Kween district, Uganda. The study was conducted using a descriptive research design were data was collected from 60 respondents. The data was collected using the questionnaires with the teachers. The study findings established that the teacher motivation in the schools was low. The teacher performance in the schools was also low and a significant relationship existed between motivation and performance of teachers implying that low teacher motivation contributed to low teacher performance. The study concludes that motivation and performance of teachers in the secondary schools was low. The researcher concludes that the performance through marking and administration need to be enhanced through management of the teacher’s authority to enhance management. The researcher recommend that ministry of public service should work out incentive packages to increase teacher’s motivation to teach in primary schools. Secondly, the ministry of education and Sports especially through education standards Agency should be strengthened and circuit supervisors are more regular to stop teachers from participating in secondary employment. The study recommends that teachers need to be motivated to perform the work tasks for the business undertaken through motivation and improvement of the work tasks.