Motivation and teacher performance in rural based Universal Secondary Education schools in Buyende district
Abstract
This study was undertaken to establish the relationship between Motivation and teachers’
performance in rural based Universal Secondary schools in Buyende district. This is because
Buyende District USE schools have exhibited poor performance since the formation of the district
both at ‘A’ and ‘O’ levels citing inadequate teacher motivation as the major cause. The study was
guided by four research objectives and four research questions. The study employed a descriptive
cross-sectional survey research design - with quantitative approach. Data was collected from 66
respondents and the data collected was processed using Statistical package for Social Scientists
(SPSS), and analyzed using descriptive, correlations and a multiple regression Analysis to
determine the pattern of interrelations and robustness among the constructs of motivation variables
and their relationship with teachers’ performance. The findings revealed that Motivation is
positively associated with teachers’ performance in rural based universal secondary schools in
Buyende district. The findings also revealed that allowances, accommodation and achievement
have a statistically significant relationship with teachers’ performance in rural based universal
secondary schools in Buyende district while responsibility hardly had any relationship with
teachers’ performance. It is concluded that motivation accounts for teachers’ performance in rural
based universal secondary schools in Buyende district. It is therefore recommended that education
policy makers, implementers and managers pay much attention to motivation of teachers in rural
based universal secondary schools in Buyende district. This is hoped to improve teachers’
motivation policies and performance in rural based universal secondary schools in Buyende district.