Rewards and Job Commitment of Secondary School. Teachers in Kampala District. (Case Study of Kampala Central And Makindye Divisions)

ABSTRACT 

The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of rewards on job commitment of secondary school teachers in secondary schools in Kampala District (case study Kampala Central and Makindye Divisions). The study was guided by two objectives: to establish the effect of (a) financial rewards and (b) nonfinancial rewards respectively on job commitment of the said teachers. The study took quantitative and qualitative approaches using cross-sectional and correlational designs. involving 327 teachers of whom 126 were from government aided secondary schools and 201 from private sponsored secondary schools using a questionnaire and interview guide, data were collected and analyzed at the descriptive level using summary statistics such as means and standard deviations, and at the inferential level using t-tests for independent groups and Pearso&s correlation co-efficient using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings were that (a) there was an insignificant correlation between financial rewards and job commitment, (b) there was positive significant correlation between non-financial rewards and job commitment ofthe said teachers. It was therefore concluded that, (a) financial rewards do not significantly affect commitment of the said teachers (b) that non-monetary rewards significantly positively affect the commitment of the said teachers. The study finally recommended that; (a) managers of various schools, policymakers and other stakeholders should know that financial rewards are not the sole factors that enhance the commitment of teachers. They should instead look for other ways of raising commitment of teachers, (b) Policymakers, administrators; managers of various schools should ensure that teachers are rewarded through non- monetary rewards by praising, promoting, giving teachers’ responsibilities, among others to realize their commitment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES ix

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background

1.1.1 Historical Perspective

1.12 Theoretical Perspective 2

1.1.3 Conceptual Perspective 2

1.1 A Contextual Perspective 2

1.2 Statement ofthe Problem 3

1.3Purpose 3

1.5 Research Questions 4

1.6 Hypotheses 4

I.7Scope 4

1.8 Significance 4

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction

2.1 Ibeoretical Review

2.2 Conceptual framework 6

2.3 Related Literature 7

2.3.1 Financial Rewards and Teacheri Job Commitment 7

2.3.2 Non-Financial Rewards and TeacheW Job Commitment 8

CHAPTER THREE . 1 1

METhODOLOGY ii

3.0 Introduction . ii

3.1 Design II

3.2 Population .11

3.3 Sampling II

3.4 Data collection method 12

3.5 Data collection instruments 12

3.6 Data quality control 12

3.7 Data collection procedure 13

3.8 Data Analysis 13 —

CHAP’.fER FOUR 14

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 14

4.0 Introduction 14

4.1 Description ofrespondents’ background 14

4.2 Description ofthe dependent variable: Commitment 18

4.2.1 Variation in commitment with school ownership 22

4.2.2 Variation of commitment with designation 23

4.2.3 Variation of commitment with sex 24

4.2.4 Variation of Commitment with age 25

4.2.5 Variation ofCommitment with marital status 26

4.2.6 Verification ofCommitment with Professional Grade 26

4.2.7 Verification ofCommitment with experience 27

4.3 Vcrification of Hypotheses 27

4.3.1 Hypothesis One 27

4.3.2 Hypothesis Two 33

CHAPTER FIVE 39

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 39

5.0 Introduction 39

5.1 Discussion 39

5.2 Conclusions 43

5.3 Recommendations~~

5.4 Areas for further research45

REFERENCES 46

APPENDICES 49

APPENDIX A: SELF ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE ON REWARDS AND 49

JOB 49

COMMITMENT OF SECONDARY TEACHERS IN KAMPALA DISTRICT 49

APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, INSPECTORS OF.. 55

Schools and Head teachers

APPENDIX C 56