Teacher Development and Management System (TDMS) Training Programme and the Performance of Head Teachers in the Management of Public Primary Schools in the Greater Masaka Region of Uganda
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Date
2015
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International Journal of Education and Research
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of teacher development and management system (TDMS) training
programme on the performance of head teachers in the management of public primary schools in
the Greater Masaka Region of Uganda. This was prompted by public outcry over the deteriorating
standards of primary education in the region despite Government efforts to improve performance of
school heads. The researchers employed a descriptive, cross-sectional sample survey research
design. Data were collected with the use of survey and interview methods from 234 head teachers,
364 teachers, 19 Centre Coordinating tutors (CCTs), six Education Officers (DEOs) and six District
Inspectors of Schools (DISs) selected through purposive and stratified random sampling techniques.
The data were analyzed with the use of appropriate descriptive (mean, percentage, SD) and
inferential (t-test) statistical techniques as well as content analysis methods. Study results revealed a
significant difference in the performance of trained and untrained head teachers: the trained ones
managed schools better than their untrained counter-parts. Second, the TDMS programme had
weaknesses in its curriculum and delivery. Finally, training in institutional leadership
(p=0.043<.05), school governance (p=0.044<.05), and personnel (p=0.031<.05) management were
found to have a positive significant effect on the performance of head teachers in the management
of public primary schools. The researchers thus concluded that the TDMS programme was largely
effective in improving the performance of head teachers in the management of public primary
schools in the Greater Masaka Region of Uganda, other factors notwithstanding. It was thus
recommended that Government of Uganda should continue training head teachers, strengthening
their training curriculum and make training opportunities more accessible to many teachers. This
would enable head teachers to improve their performance as well as that of their teachers and
pupils.
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Teacher development, Management system, Performance, Primary schools
Citation
Kaggwa, T. N. W., Onen, D., & Kimoga, J. Teacher Development and Management System (TDMS) Training Programme and the Performance of Head Teachers in the Management of Public Primary Schools in the Greater Masaka Region of Uganda.