Staff Welfare And Teachers’ Performance In Public Primary Schools In Bugisu Sub- Region In Uganda

ABSTRACT

This study was undertaken to establish the effect of welfare on teachers’ performance in public primary schools in Bugisu sub-region. Staff welfare was regarded as the independent variable, while teachers’ performance was the dependent variable. The study was guided by five research objectives and five research questions. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey research design - with both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and data was collected from 559 respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS computer software (Version 20) to generate frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. Principal Component Analysis and Regression were employed to determine the pattern of interrelations and robustness among the constructs of welfare variable and their level of effect on teachers’ performance. Qualitative data analysis was done through thematic content analysis. The findings revealed that welfare is positively associated with teachers’ performance in public primary schools in Bugisu sub-region. The findings also revealed that housing, meals, and the school environment have a statistically significant effect on teachers’ performance in public primary schools in Bugisu sub-region, while medical care and allowances did not. It is concluded that welfare may account for teachers’ performance in Bugisu sub-region. It is therefore recommended that education policy makers, implementers and managers pay much attention to the provision of teachers’ welfare in public primary schools in Bugisu sub-region. This is hoped to improve teachers’ welfare policy and performance in public primary schools.