Level of Teachers’ Motivation and learners’ performance in Primary Schools in Kayunga District, Uganda

Education

Teachers’ motivation is one of the important factors in realizing educational objectives in achieving high academic performance. Heads of school management practices affect teacher’s motivation. The current paper established the level of teachers’ motivation in public primary schools in Kayunga District, Uganda. The study used descriptive research design and targeted 140 teachers. A sample size of 103 respondents was attained through the use of Krecjie and Morgan (1970) formula. Proportionate and simple random sampling was used to select the 103 teachers while purposive sampling was used to select 6 school chairpersons. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect data. Validity was attained by consulting experts in the field of educational management while reliability was tested by pilot testing the research instruments and calculating Cronbach Alpha. A Cronbach value of 0.912 was obtained and thus the instruments were considered reliable. For interviews, the researcher ensured that data collected information did not have any minor errors. Quantitative data was analyzed using frequencies, means and standard deviations while thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. It was found out that teachers’ motivation in Kayunga District was low and was as a result of management strategies that were used by head teachers of the various primary schools in the region. Low teacher motivation could have a negative influence on primary school learners’ performances. The paper recommended that primary school management in Kayunga District need to put in place strategies that motivate teachers in their schools.

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