The perception of teachers towards headteachers' Management of the teachers' scheme of service In government primary schools in Nakasongola district

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the perception of teachers on management of Teachers' Scheme of Service in the selected government primary schools in Nakasongola district. Three objectives were generated; to examine the correlation between teachers' perception of head teachers' management, level of awareness and appraisal of teachers; to determine the difference in teachers' perception of head teachers' management, level of awareness and appraisal of teachers, to establish the difference among head teachers' management, level of awareness and appraisal of teachers for confirmation. Headteachers and chairmen of the twenty seven sampled schools formed part of the respondents. One hundred thirty five teachers, five from each of the twenty seven schools formed another set of respondents and five key informants were got from Nakasongola district local government. There were one hundred ninety four (n= 194) respondents, as shown in table 1. Questionnaires were administered to teachers and headteachers. Observation checklists were conducted for records in head teachers' office and interview guide were administered for key informants. The study used cross sectional survey design for quantitative data. Pearson correlation, t-test and ANOVA was used for data analysis and documentary analysis was used for qualitative