The impact of remuneration on the performance of teachers in private secondary schools of Serere District.
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2012-08
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Kampala International University : College of Education,Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study is about remuneration and their effect on the performance of teachers in private secondary Schools in Serere district. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of remuneration on the performance of teachers in private secondary schools in Serere district; while the specific objectives were to identify the types of remuneration used in Private Secondary schools and to establish the effect of remuneration on the performance of teachers in those schools. The findings revealed that, the most commonly used types of remuneration in Private secondary schools are: public appreciation, promotion, packages/presents, and duty allowances and overtime pay. It was also established that remuneration affects the Performance of teachers by motivating them and increasing their productivity and efficiency. Due to inconsistencies in the reward systems in the private secondary schools, this study recommends that remuneration be based on performance considerations after a fair and accurate evaluation of its effects on the beneficiary. Furthermore, the nature of remuneration systems in schools should be based on the essence of ensuring that teachers are looked at as the prime components in the success of any school administratively and academically. Administrators should also be trained and sensitized about the value of remuneration systems and also be made aware that pay motivates teachers to perform at their best.
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A research report submitted to the College of Education, Open and Distance Learning as a partial fulfillment for an award of a Bachelors degree of Arts with Education of Kampala
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Remuneration, Performance of teachers, Private secondary schools, Serere District