Influence of Teachers’ Remuneration Package Items On Their Job Dedication in Public Secondary Schools in Arusha Region, Tanzania (Published)
This study examined the influence of teachers’ remuneration package items on their job dedication in public secondary schools in Arusha region, Tanzania. The study was guided by Expectancy Theory by Vroom 1964. The researcher adopted convergent research design under mixed methods approach. The target population 5057 and the sample 513 respondents. Probability and non-probability sampling techniques were used to sample research participants. Data collection instruments were questionnaires, interview schedule and interview guides. Instruments were reviewed by five research experts in MWECAU and proved valid for the study. Reliability of the questionnaire were tested by using Cronbach’s Alpha Technique; while reliability of qualitative data was done by triangulation. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. Descriptive statistics summarized data into frequencies, percentages, mean scores. Inferential statistics Pearson Correlation was used to test the hypotheses. Qualitative data were thematically analyzed. The study found that no single item in teachers’ remuneration package was effectively offered by the employer and the status of teachers’ job dedication was below average. The study concluded that low level of teachers’ job dedication was due to ineffective provision of different items of teachers’ remuneration package. The study recommended the MoEST to offer effectively each item of teachers’ remuneration package consistently to induce teachers’ dedication to their job in public secondary schools in Arusha region, Tanzania.
Citation: Ephrahem G., Okendo E.O., Salema V. (2022) Influence of Teachers’ Remuneration Package Items On Their Job Dedication in Public Secondary Schools in Arusha Region, Tanzania, International Journal of Education, Learning and Development, Vol. 10, No.11, pp.16-43
Keywords: dedication, remuneration package, salary annual increment, salary increment.
Leveraging Work Ethics to Drive Teachers’ Productivity in Ondo State, Nigeria (Published)
This study examined the relationship between work ethics and teachers’ productivity in Ondo state, Nigeria. The study adapted descriptive research design of the survey type. The population consisted of all the teachers of private secondary schools in Ondo state, Nigeria. The sample used was made up of 240 teachers selected from 24 secondary schools, using simple random sampling procedure. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a relationship between dedication and teachers’ productivity. The findings also showed relationship between accountability and teachers’ productivity. The study found that there was relationship between reliability/dependability and teachers’ productivity. The study further revealed relationship between discipline and teachers’ productivity. Based on findings, it was therefore recommended that teachers should be made to understand by their supervisors that work ethic is a set of moral principles that should be adopted in their respective schools, so as to increase their productivity.
Keywords: Accountability, Discipline, Reliability, Teachers Productivity, Work ethics, dedication