Commitment and Teacher Performance of Early Childhood Development Teachers in Public Schools of Siaya County Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration A

Declaration B ii

Approval Sheet iii

Acknowledgement iv

Abstract v

Table of Contents vi

List of Tables ix

CHAPTER ONE PAGE

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 5

Purpose of the Study 6

Research Objectives 7

Research Questions 8

Hypothesis 8

Scope 8

Significance of the Study 9

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 10

CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 11

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions From Authors/Experts 11

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Related theories 17

Related Studies 21

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY 29

Research Design 29

Research Population 29

Sample Size 29

Sampling Procedure 30

Research Instrument 30

Validity and Reliability of the Instrument 31

Data Gathering Procedures 31

Data Analysis 32

Ethical Consideration 33

Limitations of the study 34

CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND

INTERPRETATION OF DATA 35

CHAPTER FIVE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS 41

Findings 41

Conclusion 43

Recommendation 43

Area of further research 44

References 45

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ABSTRACT The study was about commitment and teacher performance of early childhood development teachers in public school of Siaya county Kenya. It was guided by four objectives; determining the profile of the respondents, the degree of commitment of early child hood teachers in selected public schools of Siaya County, the level of performance of early childhood teachers and the relationship between the levels of commitment and performance in selected public schools of Siaya County Using a sample of 120 head teachers, the study found out that there are more male than female teachers in Ugunja district, the study also found out that the study also found that there is a close significance between the level of commitment of teachers and the performance of the teachers The frequency and percentage distribution were used to determine the demographic characteristics of the respondents. The test-retest techniques were used to determine the reliability of the researcher devised instruments to ten qualified respondents. The study recommends that the government and stakeholders should take ECDE Seriously by employing teacher recommends prompt supervision to improve performance levels through feedback and reports.