The Influence of School Heads’ Motivation Strategies on Teachers’ Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Arusha Region, Tanzania

Christine Elisante Mnjokava
St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Arusha.
Email: cmnjokava@yahoo.com

Abstract: This study investigated the influence of school heads’ motivation strategies on teachers’ performance in public secondary schools in Arusha Region, Tanzania. Objectives were to; assess the status of teachers’ performance in public secondary schools and determine the influence of school heads’ motivation strategies on teachers’ performance in public secondary schools in Arusha Region. Motivation management and Walberg’s achievement theories guided the study. Mixed methods approach and concurrent triangulation research design were adopted. Questionnaires and an interview guide were used to collect data from 88 teachers and 8 school heads. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select teachers while school heads were purposively sampled. Validity was established through expert judgment. The reliability index, TQ; r=0.78for questionnaire was obtained using Split Half method. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferentially using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Analysis in the SPSS version 23. Results were presented in tables. Qualitative data were thematically analyzed alongside research questions and presented in narrative forms. Findings established that many teachers were not able to cover syllabus in time which occasioned low CSEE performance, partly attributed to inadequate motivation strategies adopted by school heads. In conclusion, any form of motivation plays an important role in improving teachers’ timely syllabus coverage and improved students’ academic performance. The study recommends that school heads should create new strategies for motivating teaching staff to boost their morale. Education stakeholders should provide funds to provide conducive working environment through comfortable accommodation, accessible healthcare services and security.