Work stress and staff effectiveness in selected early childhood development centres in Yatta Division Machakos County Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Muthini, Mutindi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Winfred | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-22T06:58:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-22T06:58:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-10 | |
| dc.description | 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 | en_US |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/9985 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Work stress | en_US |
| dc.subject | Staff effectiveness | en_US |
| dc.title | Work stress and staff effectiveness in selected early childhood development centres in Yatta Division Machakos County Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |