Community Participation and Teacher Motivation in Primary Schools in Minakulu Sub County, Oyam District, Uganda

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background 1

Statement of the problem 2

Purpose of the study 2

Objectives of the study 3

Research questions 3

Hypothesis of the study 3

Scope of the study 3

Theoretical scope 3

Content scope 4

Geographical scope 4

Significance of the study 4

Operational definition of key terms 5

Theories of motivation 6

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 8

Concepts, opinions and ideas from authors/experts 8

Theoretical perspectives 8

Community participation in schools 8

Teacher motivation 11

Relationship between participation and motivation 12

Three METHODOLOGY 16

Research design 16

Research population 16

Sample size 16

Sampling procedure 17

Research instruments 17

Quality control 18

Validity instruments 18

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Reliability &the instruments 18

Data gathering procedures

Data analysis 19

Ethical considerations

Umltations 20

Four PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION

OF FINDINGS 21

Demographic information of respondents 21

Level of community partldpatlon 22

Level of teacher motIvation 24

Relationship between partldpation and motivation 26

Five SUMMARYOFThE MAJOR FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS 29

Introduction 29

Summary of findings on community partldpation 29

Summary of findings on teacher motivation 29

Summary on relationship between community & motivation

30

Conduslon 30

Recommendations 31

REFERENCES 32

Appendix I: Transmittal letter 34

Appendix ii: Informed consent 35

Appendix lii: Questionnaire for teachers 36

Appendi* lv: Questionnaire for community members 39

Appendix v: Interview guide for community members 42

Appendix vi: Sample selection 43

Appendix vii:. Proposed. budget 45

Appendix viii: Time frame 46

Appendix ix: Introductory letter 47