Motivation and Teacher Performance in Selected Universal Primary Education Schools in Tororo District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... v

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... ix

ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................... I

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. I

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... I

1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................................... I

1.1.1 Historical perspective ................................................................................................. I

1.1.2 Theoretical perspective .............................................................................................. 2

1.1.3 Conceptual perspective .............................................................................................. 3

1.1.4 Contextual Perspective ............................................................................................... 3

1.2 Problem statement. ........................................................................................................ 3

1.3 Purpose of the Study ..................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Objectives the Study ..................................................................................................... 5

1.7 Research Hypothesis ..................................................................................................... 5

1.8 Justification of the Study .............................................................................................. 5

1.9 Significance of the Study .............................................................................................. 6

1.9.1 Scope of the Study ..................................................................................................... 6

1.9.2 Content Scope ............................................................................................................ 6

1. 9 .3 Geographical scope .................................................................................................... 6

1. 9 .4 Time Scope ................................................................................................................ 7

1.10 Operational Definitions of Terms and Concepts ........................................................ 7

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CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................. 8

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 8

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Theoretical Review ....................................................................................................... 8

2.2 Conceptual Reviev., ..................................................................................................... 10

2.2.1 Employee Motivation through Monetary and Non Monetary Rewards .................. 10

2.2.2 Job Performance ....................................................................................... ................ 14

2.2.3 Relationship between Motivation and Job Performance . ........................................ 15

CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................... 1 9

METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 19

3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 19

3 .2 Research Design ............................... .-.......................................................................... 19

3.3 Population of the Study ............................................................................................... 19

3.4 Determination of Sample Size and Selection .............................................................. 20

3.5 Sampling Techniques and Procedure .......................................................................... 20

3.6 Data Collection Methods ............................................................................................ 20

3.7 Data Collection ........................................................................................................... 21

3.8 Data Management and Analysis ................................................................................. 21

3.9 Ethical Consideration .................................................................................................. 21

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................... 22

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ...................................... 22

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 22

4.1 Background Information of the Respondents ............................................................. 22

4.2 Extent to which Teachers in UPE Schools were Motivated ....................................... 25

4.3 Extent of job satisfaction among teachers in UPE Schools ........................................ 26

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CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................ 29

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................. 29

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................ ................. 29

5.1 Discussion of Findings ................................................................................................ 29

5.1.1 The Extent to whi