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MOTIVATIONAL PRACTICES AND TEACHERS PERFORMANCE IN JINJA MUNICIPALITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS, JINJA DISTRICT, UGANDA

By NAIRUBA JUSTINE

(Under the direction of KAKULE I. KISUNZU, PhD)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of provision of fringe benefits and the nature of working conditions under motivational practices on teachers performance in secondary schools.

The study was qualitative and quantitative; and descriptive-correlation research design was used in the study. The researcher used purposive and simple random sampling techniques to select the research participants respectively from selected secondary schools. The target population was 225 and the sample size of the participants was 166. Data was collected using questionnaire as research instrument and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, namely; frequencies, percentage, and mean. Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to establish the relationship between motivational practices and teachers performance in secondary schools.

The findings from the study indicated that 59.2% of the respondents with a high mean of 3.5464 reported that the nature of working conditions were still favorable to some employees and this reflected undesirable behaviors among the employees. Good working conditions were necessary for all employees for their effective performance in institutions. The study showed that the payment of salaries and wages have no direct bearing on teachers performance.

The study findings indicated that 70.9% of respondents with a high mean of 3.5631 reported that fringe benefits like allowances, recognition, promotion and praises still depends on availability of funds and managements perception. These benefits had

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an effect on teachers performance when paid after completion of the task. The nature of working conditions was still favorable in some institutions and this affected the actual performances in schools. Good working conditions were therefore, pertinent for all employees performance in any institutions.

The study findings also indicated a weak correlation between motivational practices and teachers performance as Pearson correlation was -.106 and the coefficient of determination was 0.0112, which is 1.12% level of determination; and this implies that there are other many factors that contribute to teachers performance. In conclusion, the results of the study indicated that there is a very weak relationship between motivational practices and teachers performance in urban secondary schools in Jinja.

INDEX WORDS: Motivational practices, fringe benefits, nature of working conditions, teachers performance, and secondary schools

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MOTIVATIONAL PRACTICES AND TEACHERS PERFORMANCE IN JINJA MUNICIPALITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS, JINJA DISTRICT, UGANDA

By NAIRUBA JUSTINE B.A.; Bugema University, 2004

A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF BUGEMA UNIVERSITY, KAMPALA, UGANDA

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? 2011 Nairuba Justine All Rights Reserved

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MOTIVATIONAL PRACTICES AND TEACHERS PERFORMANCE IN JINJA MUNICIPALITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS, JINJA DISTRICT, UGANDA

By NAIRUBA JUSTINE

(Under the direction of KAKULE KISUNZU, PhD) Research Advisors: Major advisor, Kakule I. Kisunzu, PhD Advisory committee: Naluemba Easther, PhD Jaji Kehinde

Hard Copy Approved: Paul Katamba Dean of the Graduate School Bugema University, Kampala Campus, Uganda October 2011

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