TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION.
APPROVAL .ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ACRONYMS x
ABSTRACT xi
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study
.1 1 historical Perspective
1.2. Contextual Perspecti~ e 4
1.3. Statement of the Problem 7
1.4 Research Questions 8
1.5. Objeethe of the Study 8
1.6. Research II) hypothesis 8
1.7. Significance of the Study 9
I .8.Government and Ministr3 of Education 9
1.9. Scope of the Stud) 9
1.10. Limitations of the Study 10
1.11. Theoretical perspective 10
1.12. Conceptual Perspective .11
1.13. Operational Definition of iCe) terms 13
CHAPTER TWO Is
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE IS
2.1. Introduction 15
22. Remuneration Practices 15
2.3. Theories of Remuneiation 16
2.4. Drive reduction theory of remuneration 16
2.5.Arousallheor> 16
2.6. Cognition Theory of Remuneration .16
2.7. Equity Theory 17
2.8. Expectancy Theory of Remuneration I 7
2.9. 1 lumanistic Vie\\ of Remuneration 1 7
2.10. Conceptual Frame\\ork 18
2.11 . Provision of Fringe Benefits and Teachers~ efficiency 22
2. 12. The Nature of Working Conditions and Employees' Performance in Schools 26
2.13. Summar~ of Identified Gap 30
CHAPTER THREE 32
METHODOLOGY 32
3.1 Introduction 32
3.2. Research Design 32
3.3. Location of the Stud\ 32
3.4. Population of Study 32
3.5. Sample and Sampling Procedure 33
3.6. Research Instruments 34
3.7. ValidiR and Reliahilit\ of Instruments 35
3.8. Data Collection Procedures 36
3.9. Data AnaI\sis Method 36
CHAPTER FOUR 37
4. RESLI. IS ANI) DISCUSSIONS 37
1. I Introduction 37
4.2, Demo~raphic Characteristics of Respondents 37
4.3. Remuneration Practices in Terms of Fringe Benefits and Nature of Working ( conditions a
Secondary Schools 38
4.4. Nature of Working Conditions among Secondary Schools in Busia District 42
4.5. The state of teachers~ efficiency among urban secondary schools in l3usia 45
4.6. The relationship between remuneration practices and teachers efficiency \ in urban secondary
schools in Busia 47
CHApTI~:R FIVE 48
5. SL\IYL\RY. CONCLUSION AND RI.COMMENDATIONS 48
5. I. I introduction 48
5.2. Summary .48
5:4. Conclusion .49
5.5. Recommendations 50
5.6. For the Ministry of Education 50
5.7. To Administrators 5~
5.8. To the I lead teachers 5 1
5.9. To Interested Researchers 52
REFERENCES 53
APPE\DICES 56
Appendix I 56
Appendix II 59
Appendix Ill 62
Appendix IV 62
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 B U S ia. 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 fi~om 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 Gvorable to some emplo\ ces and this reflected undesirable behaviors among the employees. Good working conditions \\ere necessary for all employees for their e ff~ctivc performance in institutions. The stud\ sho\\ ed 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 I reported that [Hnge benefits like allowances, recognition. promotion and praises still depends on availability of Duds and management’s perception. These benefits had an elect on teachers~ efficiency ~ hen paid after completion of the task. The nature of working conditions \\ as st II favorable in some institutions and this affected the actual perfbrmances in schools. Good working conditions were therefore, pertinent for all employees’ efficiency in any institution. 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 0.01 12. which is I .12% Ieyel 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 Busia. INDEX WORDS: Remuneration practices, fringe benefits, nature of working conditions. teachers efficiency. and secondary schools
