Work stress and staff effectiveness in selected early childhood development centres in Yatta Division Machakos County Kenya
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2012-10
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study investigated work stress and staff effectiveness in selected early
childhood development Centres in Yatta division Machakos county- Kenya. The
study was guided by the following research objectives: to identify the level of
work stress among staff in early childhood centers, to examine the degree of
effectiveness of staff and to establish the relationship between level of work
stress and degree of staff effectiveness. The study employed descriptive
correlational design; data was collected using researcher devised questionnaires.
Pearson correlation (r) was used to establish the relationship between level of
work stress and degree of staff effectiveness. The finding revealed that majority
62% of the respondents were female while their male counterparts were 38%.
In regard to age, majority 54% of the respondents were within the age bracket
of 50-59 years. In regard to educational level, majority 49% of the respondents
were certificate holders while in regard to work experience, majority 66% had
been working in the sector for over 30 years. In regard to work stress among
staff members, the findings revealed a general average mean of 2.73 since the
school provided them with better health services like toilets, clinic and water
service. And this was interpreted as satisfactory. In regard to staff effectiveness,
the findings revealed a general average mean of 2.86 and were interpreted as
satisfactory simply because the majority of the teachers disagreed that they
never get stress at school. There was no correlation between work stress and
staff effectiveness (r=-0.484, Sig=0.080). The null hypothesis was accepted. The study concluded that decisions are made jointly because of team spirit among employees. The study recommended that teachers should be encouraged to work together for the common good of the school. This would help create teams pirit hence promoting collective decision making.
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A thesis report presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree Masters of Early Childhood and Primary Education
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Work stress, Staff effectiveness