TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION jj
APPROVAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS xii
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 Background of the study 1
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Basic variables of the study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 5
1.3.1 General objective of the study 6
1.3.2 Specific objectives 6
1.4 Research questions 6
1.5 scope of the study 6
1.6 Significance of the study 7
1.7 Theoretical Framework 7
1.8 Conceptual framework 8
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Figure 2.1: Conceptual framework showing the possible effect of motivational factors on
teachers’ performance 9
1.9 Definition of key terms 10
CHAPTER TWO 12
LITERATURE REVIEW 12
2.0 Introduction 12
2.1 Motivation of Teachers and Performance 12
2.2 Intrinsic Motivation and Performance 16
2.3 Extrinsic motivation and performance 18
2.4 Conclusion 21
CHAPTER THREE 23
METHODOLOGY 23
3.0 Introduction 23
3.1 Research Design 23
3.2 Study Area 23
3.3 Study population 23
3.4 Sample size 23
3.5 Sampling techniques 24
3.5.1 Selection of schools 24
3.5.2 Selection of respondents 25
3.6 Data Collection Tools 26
3.7 Data quality control 27
3.7.1 Validity of instruments 27
3.7.2Reliability 27
3.8 Data analysis 27
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3.9 Ethical issues .28
CHAPTER FOUR 29
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 29
4. 0 Introduction 29
4.2 Background Characteristics of respondents 29
Figure 4.1: Gender distribution of respondents 30
Figure 4.2: Age of respondents 31
Figure 4.3: Marital status 32
Figure 4.4: Education level of respondents 33
Figure 4.5: Length of Employment 34
4.3 The Effect of Motivation of Teachers and Morale to Perform 34
Table 4.1: Motivation for joining the teaching profession 35
Table 4.2: Salary earned by respondents per month 35
Table 4.3: Non monetary Motivators for teachers 37
Table 4.4: Performance of Teachers 38
Table 4.5: Performance of Teachers 39
4.4 The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on the Performance of Teachers 41
Table 4.6: Intrinsic Motivation among Teachers 42
Table 4.7: Intrinsic motivators and teachers’ morale to perform 44
Table 4.8: Pearson correlation statistics 45
4.5 The Effect of Extrinsic Motivation on the Performance of Teachers 46
Table 4.9: Extrinsic Motivators of Teachers 46
Table 4.10: Extrinsic motivators and teachers’ morale to perform 49
Table 4.11: Pearson correlation statistics 50
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CHAPTER FIVE .52
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 52
5.1 Introduction 52
5.2 Summary and Conclusions 52
5.2.1 The effect of motivation on teachers’ morale to perform 52
5.2.2 The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation on the Performance of Teachers 53
5.2.3 The Effect of Extrinsic Motivation on the Performance of Teachers 54
5.3 Recommendations 55
5.4 Limitations of the Study 56
5.5 Areas for Further Research 57
REFERENCES 58
APPENDIX I 63
APPENDIX II 69
KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW GUIDE 69
APPENDIX III 72
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION CHECKLIST 72
