Time management strategies and job performance of teachers in primary schools in bugiri district, Uganda

Abstract

The study examined the effect of time management strategies on job performance of teachers in government-aided primary schools in Bugiri District. The study specifically examined the effect of the time management strategies on teachers' planning and teacher's delivery of instruction and assessment of pupils' learning in primary schools in Bugiri district. It was guided by three objectives namely;-To examine the Time management strategies employed by teachers'' in primary schools in Bugiri District, To find out the effect of time management strategies on teachers' planning of instruction in primary schools in Bugiri District and to examine the effect of time strategies on teachers' delivery of instructions in primary schools in Bugiri District. The study adopted a descriptive research design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches in which structured questionnaires and interface interviews were used to collect data from 92 respondents who included the District Education Officer, Inspectors of schools, Coordinating Centre Tutors, Head teachers, Teachers, Deputies and Directors of studies. The study employed a survey and an interview guide to collect data. Quantitative data were analyzed by SPSS 20 while qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. On the whole, majority of the respondents were in disagreement that the time management strategies have had a positive effect on teachers' planning of instruction in the primary schools. Furthermore, the majority of the respondents were in disagreement that instruction delivery and assessment of pupils' learning in the primary schools in Bugiri district did not meet and exceed expectation. The study concluded that there were several time management strategies employed by teachers; which included planning each day's task, scheduling activities, setting goals for each activity and asking colleagues to help whenever they are engaged. There was a very low effect of the time management strategies on teachers' planning of instruction and delivery which has been insufficient and thus has had a very low effect on the teaching/learning process; and the strategies used in managing time had a very low effect on pupils' assessment. The study recommends that Head teachers in the primary schools in Bugiri district should fully maximize the benefits of time management of the teachers by adopting serious administrative practices.