“Contributions of Relocated Public Secondary School Teachers to the Academic Performance of Public Primary Schools in Bukoba Municipality from 2018-2023.

Bwirukilo, Richard (2025) “Contributions of Relocated Public Secondary School Teachers to the Academic Performance of Public Primary Schools in Bukoba Municipality from 2018-2023. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the contributions of relocated public secondary school teachers to the academic performance of public primary schools in Bukoba municipality from 2018-2023. It comprised of three specific objectives. Guided by the Bertalanffy Input-Process-Output Systems Theory and a pragmatic research paradigm, the study used a mixed-methods approach with an explanatory sequential design. Convenience sampling technique was used to get 71 participants (21 head teachers and 50 relocated teachers). Questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews were the methods for collecting data. Quantitative data were analysed by the descriptive statistics (mean scores and standard deviations) and inferentially analysed by the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 28.0. Qualitative data were analysed thematically. The findings show that, the availability of relocated teachers significantly related with students’ academic performance. Relocated teachers had negative attitudes of teaching in primary schools, faced delayed transfer allowances and living away from their families. The school administration experienced lateness to school, reluctance to teach according to the school time-table and regular truancy from relocated teachers. It is recommended that, the government should consider that, all public primary schools have adequate and trained teachers instead of relocating them. Keywords: Contributions, Relocated Public Secondary School Teachers, Academic Performance, Public Primary Schools.

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