The Role of Lifelong Learning Practices on Health Employee Performance. A Case of Kitete Referral Hospital in Tabora Region.

Chilimbo, Anna Naomi (2025) The Role of Lifelong Learning Practices on Health Employee Performance. A Case of Kitete Referral Hospital in Tabora Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study examined influence of the lifelong learning on the on-health employee performance at Kitete referral hospital in Tabora region. The specific research objectives of the study were to assess the influence of personal learning goals setting on health employee performance. The study also determined the role of reading regularly on health employee performance, examined the role of attending conferences and workshops on health employee performance and to analyzed the role of participating in professional networks activities on health employee performance at Kitete referral hospital in Tabora region. The study applied the positivism philosophy, the explanatory design and deductive approach. The random simple sampling selected 250 respondents from the population of 400 health employees. The data were analyzed employing the descriptive and multiple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that professional development practices, personal learning goal setting, regular reading, attendance in conferences and workshops, and active participation in professional networks improved the employee skills, knowledge and decision-making, hence contributed positively and significantly to the employee job performance of the Kitete referral hospital in Tabora region. The study recommends the policy makers and leaders in Kitete referral hospital in Tabora region to allocate resources and enforce workers to participate in lifelong learning activities. These learning activities include personal learning goal setting, regular reading, attending the conferences and workshops, and active participation in professional networks. Keywords: Lifelong learning practices, employee performance, Kitete referral hospital in Tabora region

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