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