Disparity of Earnings and Teachers' Performance in Private Secondary Schools of Nabbale Sub - County Mukono District
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Date
2009-11
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning.
Abstract
This study set out to establish the relationship between disparity of earnings
and teacher's performance in private secondary schools of Nabbale sub-county
Mukono District. The researcher used across sectional survey design to
determine the relationship between earnings and teacher's performance.
The study involved Nakiwaate Modern secondary school, Naddunga secondary
school, Augustine secondary school, St. Arni secondary school and Nakifuma
high school. Purposive random sampling was used to select the five schools,
probability random sampling was used to select 35 teachers and 100 students
and a census sampling was used to select the five Head teachers malting a
total of 140 respondents. Three sets of questionnaires were used, one for the
head teachers, one for teachers and one for students. Frequency tables were
the statistical tools used in analysis and interpretation of data. The findings
indicate that teachers' earnings depend on their performance in that those who
earn much tend to perform much as per table 4.2 and 4.3. Teachers in the
selected schools earn non uniform salaries which is based on their qualification
and teaching load. These teachers receive fringe benefits such as feeding
(breakfast and lunch), transport and some are given accommodation as per
table 4.iii. 71.4% of the teachers in these schools are part timers and have
other schools were they teach, are paid on time rate basis thus leading to a
disparity in their earning. The researcher concludes that teachers' earnings
has got a positive relationship with their performance. The researcher
recommends that the government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education
and Sports (MEOS) should come up and fix a uniform minimum wage
rate/salary for the secondary school teachers and should seriously emphasize
the implementation of the policy so as to achieve good and standardized
teacher's performance for both private and government schools.
Description
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Education in Partial Fulfillment for the
Award of a Degree in Education at Kampala International University.
Keywords
Disparity of earnings, Private Secondary Schools, Teachers' Performance, Mukono District