Influence of teachers’ terms of service and work environment on KCPE performance in public primary schools in Migori District
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the Teachers terms of service
and work environment on KCPE performance in public primary schools in Migori
district. The Study was guided by the following objectives : to determine the influence
the teachers salary on KCPE performance in public primary schools in Migori district, to
establish the influence of teachers allowances and incentives on KCPE performance in
public primary schools in Migori District, to determine the influence of physical facilities
on KCPE performance in Public primary schools in Migori district, to establish the
influence of teachers and learning facilities on KCPE performance in Public primary
schools in Migori district. This study was guided by Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory. The
purpose of this study was to determine the influence of teacher’s terms of service and
work environment on K.C.P.E performance in public primary schools in Migori District.
The study used descriptive survey design. The target population was 282 teachers who
taught standard eight in 2012 in all the schools included in the sample. The study used
simple random sampling to select a sample of 160 teachers from the population. This
study used questionnaire as the instruments. A pilot study was conducted in two schools
from Migori district, but that was not included in the actual study. Descriptive analysis
procedure was used in the study. The study has evidently revealed that teachers’ salary
influence Pupils K.C.P.E performance in public primary schools in Migori district. The
study revealed that teachers’ allowances and incentives has an influence on Pupils
K.C.P.E performance in public primary schools in Migori district. The study further
revealed that physical facilities influence pupils K.C.P.E performance in public primary
schools in Migori district. The study further established that teaching and learning
facilities influence pupils K.C.P.E performance in public primary schools in Migori
district. The study recommended that the TSC should review teachers’ salaries from time
to time as the finding indicates that teacher salary has an influence on pupils KCPE
performance in public primary schools. There is need for the government through TSC to
harmonize teacher teachers’ allowances and incentives, as the findings indicated that
teachers’ allowances and incentives influence Pupils K.C.P.E performance in public
primary schools. There is need for the government and school management to fully equip
the schools with physical facilities as it was revealed that physical facilities influence
pupils K.C.P.E performance in public primary schools. There is need for the government
and school management to fully equip the school with enough teaching and learning
facilities since the study reveal that they influence pupils K.C.P.E performance in public
primary schools. For further research, the study recommends an indepth study to assess
the influence of the job satisfaction and motivation on KCPE performance in Public
primary schools in Migori District. Since this study focused on two elements only which
are; terms of service and work environment.
Citation
Degree Master Educational Administration, University of Nairobi, 2014Publisher
University of Nairobi
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