Assessment of Teachers’ Motivation in Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania a case of Namtumbo District Council.

Fungo, Boniface Mwamul (2020) Assessment of Teachers’ Motivation in Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania a case of Namtumbo District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study explored teacher’s perceptions about their motivation in studied public secondary schools in Namtumbo district council. Specifically the study assessed out the influence of job satisfaction on teachers’ motivation in studied public secondary schools, examined the effects of reward system on the motivation of teachers, determined the effects of training and development on teachers’ motivation and examined the effects of work situational accelerators for teachers’ motivation in studied public secondary schools in Namtumbo District council. The researcher opted post positivists’ paradigm, along qualitative approach and triangulated descriptive research design. The purposive random sampling techniques selected 60 research participants in four secondary schools. Data were collected through semi structured interviews, documentary and the questionnaires tool. Findings revealed that: job satisfaction affects employees’ motivation to a great extent. Analyzed data suggested perceived fairness in teachers’ promotion system, influencing teachers’ job satisfaction to a little extent, while the work enrolment influenced their job satisfaction to a great extent. The pay given to teachers is worth the service they render as result of training motivation. While relative majority of respondents strongly agreed that training improves teachers’ confidence, relative majority strongly agreed that inadequacy of teaching and learning resources in schools demotivates. The study concluded that; job satisfaction, reward system, professional training, development and working condition affect employees’ motivation. It was recommended to let studied schools ensure school environment is conducive for teachers to raise their jobs motivation and satisfaction. Keywords; Motivation, Work Situations, Reward System, Job Satisfaction.

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