Teachers Working Conditions and Effective teaching: A Study of Government Secondary Schools in Monduli District Council, Tanzania.

Amaniel, Eliajua (2023) Teachers Working Conditions and Effective teaching: A Study of Government Secondary Schools in Monduli District Council, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

School working /environments/has asignificant bearing on teaching effectiveness.. This study intended to assess the influence of the working conditions of teachers working in Public Secondary Schools in Monduli District Council.The following were specific objectives of the study to determine whether physical environment has any influence on teachers’effectiveness in Teaching, to determine the contribution of school management assessment culture on teachers’ effectiveness in teaching,to examine whether school head’s leadership contribute towards teachers’ effectiveness in teaching, and evaluate whether teacher incentives contribute towards teachers’ effectiveness in teaching . A sample of 50 respondents, derived from a population of 320 teachers and school heads participated in the study. The studyadopted pragmatism philosophy and descriptive research design. Data were gathered from teachers’ questionnaire and school heads interview as well as observation of physical condition were analyzed thematically and descriptively based frequency, mean SD, graphs using SPSS tool 26 Version. Findings indicated that majority of the teachers were not satisfied schools’ physical working environment such as staffrooms conditions. Assessment culture of the school, Leadership of the school heads and incentives. The findings also showed that there was a strong relationship between school physical environment and teachers’ service delivery. In conclusion, working conditions plays a vital role in motivating teachers to become effective in teaching. The study recommend for improvement of the mentioned aspect of working conditions in order to enhance teacher service delivery.

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