THE CONTRIBUTION OF STAFFING ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AMONG RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MASINDI DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v1i12.41Keywords:
Staffing, Students' performance, Rural secondary schools, Masindi districtAbstract
Background
Teacher quality is the most important schooling input in the determination of student achievement given the central role the teacher plays in the education sector. The effects of teacher labor market decisions on teacher quality and student achievement are ambiguous. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the contribution of staffing on students’ performance in rural secondary schools in the Masindi district.
Methodology
The research was conducted using both quantitative and qualitative approaches using a Survey, using a descriptive cross-sectional research design. Data was collected and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists where conclusions were drawn from tables and figures from the Package.
Results
Only 15.3% of the respondents had an education level above ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels, and 10.7% of the participants were aged above 26 years. 41.3% of respondents disagreed with positive statements that the number of teachers is adequate to handle the students’ problems related to performance, 46% of the respondents agreed that equal attention is given to all students despite their class ability, the non-teaching staff is important in determining student’s environment and performance with a mean of 1.8. This was supported by 7.0% strongly disagreed while 58.7% of the respondents strongly disagreed that teachers handle students’ problems related to performance individually with a mean of 1.74.
Conclusion
Staffing has contributed to student’s performance in rural secondary schools in the Masindi district. In these schools, the staff is inadequate with elements of insufficient, unqualified, and irregular staff due to low pay, high turnover rate, and attrition. This has resulted in poor student performance.
Recommendation
The Ministry of Education and Sports should increase Staffing and create a conducive environment for learning.
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