Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda

The study investigated the relationship between remuneration and job performance of teachers in government-aided secondary schools in Western Uganda. Remuneration was studied in terms of basic pay, income security schemes, and bonuses and allowances. Teachers’ job performance was considered in terms...

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Main Authors: Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga, Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka, Maurice Bakaluba Tamale Maurice Bakaluba Tamale, Wilson Mugizi Wilson Mugizi
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Language:English
Published: ERRCD Forum 2021-05-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Research
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Online Access:https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/ijer/article/view/677
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author Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga
Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka
Maurice Bakaluba Tamale Maurice Bakaluba Tamale
Wilson Mugizi Wilson Mugizi
author_facet Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga
Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka
Maurice Bakaluba Tamale Maurice Bakaluba Tamale
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description The study investigated the relationship between remuneration and job performance of teachers in government-aided secondary schools in Western Uganda. Remuneration was studied in terms of basic pay, income security schemes, and bonuses and allowances. Teachers’ job performance was considered in terms of classroom teaching, management of students, discipline and regularity and interpersonal relations. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design using the quantitative approach on a sample of 333 teachers. Data were collected using both a questionnaire. Descriptive results revealed that job performance of teachers high and remuneration moderate. Inferential analysis showed that while income security schemes had a positive and significant influence on teachers' job performance, basic pay had a positive but insignificant influence on teachers' job performance, and bonuses and allowances had a negative insignificant influence on teachers' job performance. It was concluded that low remuneration to teachers impedes high job performance, especially when basic pay is low and there is a lack of bonuses and allowances. Existence of income security schemes increases the job performance of teachers. Therefore, it was recommended that stakeholders involved in the management of schools such as Government, headteachers, and Boards of governors, devise means of enhancing the remuneration of teachers. Teachers should be given bonuses for exceeding performance and allowances when they do extra work. The pension plan and social welfare benefits should also be made attractive to increase the job performance of teachers.
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spelling doaj.art-3990c0f9e3ca4863b71345d0f90b24e42023-08-02T18:12:41ZengERRCD ForumInterdisciplinary Journal of Education Research2710-21142710-21222021-05-0132102210.51986/ijer-2021.vol3.02.02640Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western UgandaDinensio Kiyundo Zikanga Dinensio Kiyundo Zikanga0Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka Blessing Ijeoma Anumaka1Maurice Bakaluba Tamale Maurice Bakaluba Tamale2Wilson Mugizi Wilson Mugizi3College of Education Kampala International UniversityCollege of Education Kampala International University, Kampala College of Education Kampala International University, Kampala Kyambogo University, Kampala Uganda The study investigated the relationship between remuneration and job performance of teachers in government-aided secondary schools in Western Uganda. Remuneration was studied in terms of basic pay, income security schemes, and bonuses and allowances. Teachers’ job performance was considered in terms of classroom teaching, management of students, discipline and regularity and interpersonal relations. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design using the quantitative approach on a sample of 333 teachers. Data were collected using both a questionnaire. Descriptive results revealed that job performance of teachers high and remuneration moderate. Inferential analysis showed that while income security schemes had a positive and significant influence on teachers' job performance, basic pay had a positive but insignificant influence on teachers' job performance, and bonuses and allowances had a negative insignificant influence on teachers' job performance. It was concluded that low remuneration to teachers impedes high job performance, especially when basic pay is low and there is a lack of bonuses and allowances. Existence of income security schemes increases the job performance of teachers. Therefore, it was recommended that stakeholders involved in the management of schools such as Government, headteachers, and Boards of governors, devise means of enhancing the remuneration of teachers. Teachers should be given bonuses for exceeding performance and allowances when they do extra work. The pension plan and social welfare benefits should also be made attractive to increase the job performance of teachers.https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/ijer/article/view/677allowancebasic paybonusesincome security schemesjob performance
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Wilson Mugizi Wilson Mugizi
Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda
Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Research
allowance
basic pay
bonuses
income security schemes
job performance
title Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda
title_full Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda
title_fullStr Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda
title_short Remuneration and Job Performance of Teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Western Uganda
title_sort remuneration and job performance of teachers in government aided secondary schools in western uganda
topic allowance
basic pay
bonuses
income security schemes
job performance
url https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/ijer/article/view/677
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