Teachers’ Deployment from Secondary to Primary Schools and Its Influence on Their Job Performance in Hanang’ District, Tanzania

Raphael Zakaria
Teacher; Katesh Secondary School, Hanang’ District
P.O. Box 199- Hanang’.
Email: zakariaraphael840@gmail.com
Dr. Kennedy Omondi Otieno
Coordinator Postgraduate Studies Research & Publications
St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Arusha.
P.O. Box 12385 – Arusha, Tanzania.
Email: omondiken2016@gmail.com

Abstract: This study investigated teachers’ deployment from secondary to primary schools and its influence on their performance in Hanang’ District. The objectives were to; identify the factors for teachers’ deployment from secondary to primary schools and determine the influence of teachers’ deployment from secondary to primary schools on their performance in Hanang’ District. Social Exchange Theory guided the study. Descriptive survey design and mixed methods approach was employed. Questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data while interview guide was used for qualitative data. The study targeted 135 primary schools in 25 wards in Hanang’ district, 135 head teachers, 1003 teachers, 25 ward education officers and 1 DEO, which makes a total of 1164respondents. The sample size consisted of 92 respondents (84 teachers, 6 School Heads, 1 DEO and 1 WEO). Validity was established through expert in the judgment whereas reliability was determined using test-retest technique and reliability index, r = 0.91 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha Method. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the SPSS version 22 and results were presented in tables of frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically alongside research questions. The study revealed inadequate teaching staff in primary schools as the major factor for teacher deployment. Moreover, there is a general feeling of despair from deployed secondary school teachers due to demotion perception hence poor performance. The study recommends that the government education policies should be clearly revised so that it captures teacher deployment plan, recruitment and retention.