The Influence of Pedagogical Training on Motivation of Secondary School Teachers in Khwisero Sub-county, Kenya
Abstract
Pedagogical training refers to the educational courses that a teacher does during
training. It can also be referred to as the various courses that teachers take in such
areas as instructional methods, learning theories, foundations of education and
classroom management. Teacher training is an important component of education as it
is through it that school teachers who are considered mentors of the society are
prepared and produced. Motivation is the inner urge to do something, especially
crucial to the long term growth of any educational system around the world. However,
many teachers in Kenya are leaving the teaching frontline for jobs in other sectors.
For this reason, the study sought to find out the influence of Pedagogical training on
teacher motivation among secondary school teachers in Khwisero sub-county. The
study was a descriptive survey on a sample of 120 teachers from 10 secondary schools
in Khwisero sub-county who were selected using stratified random sampling.
Structured questionnaires were used to obtain views on the influence of pedagogical
training on teacher motivation. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the
form of frequencies and percentages. The study established that although pedagogical
training has influence on teacher motivation, there are other factors which equally
play a role in teacher motivation. They include environmental, economic and sociocultural
factors. The teachers indicated that they were satisfied with the fact that
pedagogical training is a key factor in a teachers career as it impacts on his/her way of
delivery of content, time management, use of learning resources, management of his
learners and the general discipline as a teacher. It is from this that a teacher’s efforts
are rewarded in relation to the good results of his students. This motivates him. The
study recommends that the school administration, the teachers’ service commission
and the ministry of education consider putting in place measures to enhance teacher
motivation. This can be through salaries, allowances, rewards for good performance,
retirement packages, good remuneration and the general environment in which the
teacher teaches.
Citation
A Research Project Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), School of Business, University of NairobiPublisher
University of Nairobi, Business Administration,