TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION .1
APPROVAL H
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ACRONYMS x
ABSTRACT xi
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION I
Background to the study 1
1 .1 Historical Perspective
1.2. Contextual Perspective 4
1.3. Statement of the Problem 8
1 .4 Research Questions 8
1.5. Objective of the Study 8
1.6. Research Hypothesis 9
1.7. Significance of the Study 9
1.8. Government and Ministry of Education 9
1.9. Scope of the Study 10
1.10. Limitations of the Study 10
1 .11. Theoretical perspective 10
1.12. Conceptual Perspective 11
1.13. Operational Definition of Key Terms 13
CHAPTER TWO 15
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 15
2.1. Introduction 15
2.2. Remuneration Practices 1 5
2.3. Theories of Remuneration 16
2.4. Drive reduction theory of remuneration 16
2.5. Arousal Theory 16
2.6. Cognition Theory of Remuneration 16
2.7. Equity Theory 17
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2.8. Expectancy Theory of Remuneration 17
2.9. Humanistic View of Remuneration 17
2.10. Conceptual Framework 18
2.11. Provision of Fringe Benefits and Teachers’ efficiency 23
2.12. The Nature of Working Conditions and Employees’ Performance in Schools 27
2.13. Summary of Identified Gap 31
CHAPTER THREE 32
METHODOLOGY 32
3.1 Introduction 32
3.2. Research Design 32
3.3. Location of the Study 32
3.4. Population of the Study 33
3.5. Sample and Sampling Procedure 33
3.6. Research Instruments 35
3.7. Validity and Reliability of Instruments 36
3.8. Data Collection Procedures 37
3.9. Data Analysis Method 37
CHAPTER FOUR 38
4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 38
4.1. Introduction 38
4.2. Demographic Characteristics of Respondents 38
4.3. Remuneration Practices in Terms of Fringe Benefits and Nature of Working Conditions in
Secondary Schools 39
4.4. Nature of Working Condition among Secondary Schools in Wakiso District 43
4.5. The state of teachers’ efficiency among urban secondary schools in Wakiso 46
4.6. The relationship between remuneration practices and teachers efficiency in urban secondary
schools in Wakiso 48
CHAPTER FIVE 49
5. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 49
5.1. Introduction 49
5.2. Summary 49
5.4. Conclusion 50
5.5. Recommendations 51
5.6. To the Ministry of Education 51
5.7. To Administrators 52
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5.8. To the Head teachers .52
5.9. To Interested Researchers 53
REFERENCES 54
APPENDICES 57
Appendix I 57
Appendix II 60
Appendix III 63
Appendix IV 63
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of provision of fringe benefits and the nature of working conditions under remuneration practices on teachers~ efficiency in secondary schools Wakiso. The study was qualitative and quantitative; and descriptive-correlation research design was used in the study. The researcher used purposive and simple random sampling techniques to select the research participants respectively from selected secondary schools. The target population was 225 and the sample size of the participants was 166. Data was collected using questionnaire as research instrument and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, namely; frequencies, percentage, and mean. Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to establish the relationship between remuneration practices and teachers~’ efficiency in secondary schools. The findings from the study indicated that 59.2% of the respondents with a high mean of 3.5464 reported that the nature of working conditions were still favorable to some employees and this reflected undesirable behaviors among the employees. Good working conditions were necessary for all employees for their effective performance in institutions. The study showed that the payment of salaries and wages have no direct bearing on teachers~ performance. The study findings indicated that 70.9% of respondents with a high mean of 3.563 1 reported that fringe benefits like allowances, recognition, promotion and praises still depends on availability of funds and management’s perception. These benefits had an effect on teachers~ efficiency when paid after completion of the task. The nature of working conditions was still favorable in some institutions and this affected the actual performances in schools. Good working conditions were therefore, pertinent for all employees’ efficiency in any institutions. The study findings also indicated a weak correlation between remuneration practices and teachers~ efficiency as Pearson correlation was -.106 and the coefficient of determination was 0.0112, which is 1.12% level of determination; and this implies that there are other many factors that contribute to teachers” efficiency. In conclusion, the results of the study indicated that there is a very weak relationship between remuneration practices and teachers” efficiency in urban secondary schools in Wakiso. INDEX WORDS: Remuneration practices, fringe benefits, nature of working conditions, teachers efficiency, and secondary schools
