Impact of Competency and Self-esteem on the Teacher Engagement at Jinja City Primary Schools, Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Bamusibule, Charles | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kato, Joshua Kimata | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mugizi, Wilson | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kyozira, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muloopa, Haruna | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-15T17:00:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-15T17:00:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the relationship between teacher competence and engagement in Jinja city, mediated by self-esteem. Specifically, the study tested the influence of teacher competence on engagement and self-esteem, the influence of self-esteem on engagement, and the mediating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between teacher competence and engagement. Based on the three-component model by Khan (1990), engagement was studied in terms of vigour, dedication, and absorption. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design on a sample of 196 teachers in Jinja city. The study adopted a self-administered questionnaire to collect the data. Data analysis involved carrying out partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results indicated that teacher competence negatively and insignificantly influenced engagement, while teacher competence positively but insignificantly influenced self-esteem and self-esteem positively and significantly influenced engagement. The results also revealed that self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between teacher competence on engagement. The study concluded that while self-esteem is imperative for teacher engagement, teacher competence did not promote engagement and self-esteem. Therefore, it was recommended that to boost teacher engagement school administrators in Jinja City should promote teacher self-esteem compared to teacher competence | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bamusibule, C., Kato, J. K., Mugizi, W., Kyozira, P. & Muloopa, H. (2024). Impact of Competency and Self-esteem on the Teacher Engagement at Jinja City Primary Schools, Uganda East African Journal of Education Studies, 7(2), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajes.7.2.1860 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.37284/eajes.7.2.1860 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/10752 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | East African Journal of Education Studies | |
| dc.title | Impact of Competency and Self-esteem on the Teacher Engagement at Jinja City Primary Schools, Uganda | |
| dc.type | Article |