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.