Community Participation and teacher Motivation in Primary Schools in Minakulu Sub County, Oyam District, Uganda
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2011-09
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Kampala International University, college of Education,open and distance -learning.
Abstract
This thesis is entitled “Community participation and Teacher motivation
in selected primary schools. It is presented as a result of a research
that was carried out in selected primary schools in Minakulu Sub
County, Oyam district. The study was carried out basing on three
specific objectives, i.e.; to determine the level of community
participation in primary schools Minakulu Sub County in Oyam District
in Northern Uganda, to establish the level of teacher motivation in
primary schools in Minakulu Sub County, Oyam District in Northern
Uganda and to establish the relationship between community
participation and teacher motivation in primary schools in Minakulu
Sub County, Oyam district.
The study is a descriptive correlation design. The study population
constituted of three types of respondents, the school administrators,
teachers, from selected Primary schools in Minakulu Sub County, Qyam
District in Northern Uganda. A study sample of 63 respondents was
chosen, using Purposive sampling method. Questionnaires and
interviews were used in collecting both primary and secondary data.
The collected data was analyzed using both qualitative and
quantitative methods.
The findings showed that there was a generally an agreement that
there were various aspects of community participation that lead to the
motivation of teachers. In addition, the study found out that there is a
strong correlation between strong financial management systems and
accountability. The researcher concluded that a strong participatory
spirit among local community citizenry leads to the motivation of
teachers. He recommends the establishment of tools to develop
community participation, establishment of participatory training
programmes and fundamental changes in administrative tools so as to
enhance community participation for better teacher motivation.
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A Thesis Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree Master of Educational Management and Administration
Keywords
Community Participation, Teacher Motivation, Primary Schools, Uganda