Teacher motivation on education delivery, a comparison of community and urban senior high schools in Sunyani municipality in the Bono Region of Ghana

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the influence of teacher motivation on education delivery, a comparison of community and urban senior high schools in Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region – Ghana. The objectives of the study were to find out existing tools for motivation of teachers in community and urban schools; find out the factors that motivate teachers in community and urban schools find out measures to improve teachers’ commitment in community and urban schools. The researcher used descriptive survey design for the study. The target population of the study was all the headmasters and assistant headmasters and teachers of the five public senior high schools in the Sunyani Municipality. Purposive sampling was used to select all the 15 headmasters and assistant headmasters. Simple random sampling was used to select 135 teachers. This gave a total of 150 respondents. The researcher used closed ended questionnaire to collect data for the study. The study revealed that good working environment, teachers’ feel of respect for their profession, increase in salary, payment of salary arrears, free meals, PTA motivational allowance, criteria for awards during speech and prize giving days and car maintenance allowance were the existing tools for motivation of teachers in community and urban schools. The study revealed, among other things, that promotion was the factor that motivates teachers at community and urban schools, that improving the conditions of teaching in rural areas and further training and promotion were seen as the measure to improve teachers’ commitment in community and urban schools. It is recommended that Ministry of Education Directorate and school administrators improve working conditions in schools, and ensure that school environment is conducive for teachers to ensure their motivation and job performance through the provision of quality teaching and learning resources.