The Role of Heads of Primary Schools in Enhancing Teaching Motivation in Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania.

Mulaki, Happiness Namala (2023) The Role of Heads of Primary Schools in Enhancing Teaching Motivation in Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the role of heads of primary schools in enhancing teaching motivation in Bukoba rural district, Tanzania. It consisted of four specific objectives, namely to: examine leadership strategies used by school heads in motivating teachers; examine the relationship between school leadership and teacher’s motivation; determine managerial challenges that face school heads in supervision endeavours; determine managerial model for teacher’s motivation. As anchored by the Perceived Organisational Support Theory, the study used a descriptive survey research design supported with a mixed methods research approach. The sample of this study comprised of 100 respondents. Findings have indicated that, school heads used leadership strategies based on respect to all teachers at work by providing free breakfast and lunch in motivating teachers. Moreover, through simple linear regression analysis, findings found that, school leadership has positive and significant effect on teacher’s motivation. Also, the findings have revealed that, school heads faced managerial challenges based on teachers’ failure to evaluate students’ learning activities, lateness to school, non-preparation of teaching/learning documents, reluctancy in teaching according to the school time-table, reluctant to mark students’ work and refusal to give feedback on students’ work on time. On the managerial models for motivating teachers, findings show that, schools would preferably embrace transformational leadership. The study recommends the government to provide capacity building training and workshops to school heads on how to motivate teachers at schools. Keywords: Leadership, Employee Motivation, Primary Schools

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