Human resource development practices and organisational commitment of teachers in government aided secondary schools in Wakiso district, Uganda
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2019
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International Journal of Education and Social Science Research
Abstract
This study analysed human resource development (HRD) practices and
organisational commitment (OC) of teachers in Government Aided Secondary Schools
in Wakiso District, Uganda. Particularly, the study analysed the relationshi p between
performance appraisal, training and promotion and OC. The study used a sample of 336
secondary school teachers who responded to a self-administered questionnaire. Descri ptive
analysis, factor analyses, Cronbach alpha (?) tests and multi ple regression were carried
out. Descri ptive analysis revealed that OC, performance appraisal and promotion were
moderate while training offered was good. Factor analysis and Cronbach alpha (?) tests
revealed that the items measuring HRD practices subscales were valid and reliable measures.
Multi ple regression analysis revealed that performance appraisal and promotion had a
positive and significant relationshi p with OC. However, the relationshi p between training
and OC was negative and insignificant. It was concluded that in the context of secondary
schools in Uganda, OC was problematic, the current performance appraisal and promotion
approaches were insufficient but training was sufficient. Therefore, it was recommended
that the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports (MoESTS) in liaison
with head teachers should improve the implementation of performance appraisal, however
they should not over prioritise the provision of training to teachers, and the Education
Service Commission which is the body responsible for the promotion of teachers should
reform the promotional practices.
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Human Resource Development Practices, Organizational Commitment, Performance Appraisal, Promotion, Training
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Mugizi, W. (2019). Human resource development practices and organisational commitment of teachers in government aided secondary schools in Wakiso district, Uganda. International Journal of Education and Social Science Research, 2(2), 68-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.26739/2573-5616-2019-2-9