Abstract:
This study investigated the relationship between non-monetary rewards, teacher engagement, and organizational citizenship behavior and teacher performance in private secondary schools in Uganda. The objectives included the relationship between 1) non-monetary rewards and teacher engagement, 2) non-monetary rewards and organizational citizenship behavior, 3) teacher engagement and teacher performance, 4) organizational citizenship behavior and teacher performance. A conceptual frame work relating the independent variables to the dependent variable was developed. Across quantitative survey design was used to collect data from selected private secondary schools through use of quantitative approach.
The researcher used convenience sampling to select 520 teachers from 30 selected private secondary schools who comprised of the study. A self administered Questionnaire was used to collect data and analyzed using a statistical package for social scientists ( SPSS) software.
The findings revealed significant positive correlation between, teacher engagement and teacher performance (r= .592**), organizational citizenship behavior and teacher performance (r= .502**). There was a significant positive correlation between non-monetary rewards and teacher engagement (r=.718**), non-monetary rewards and organizational citizenship behavior (r=.477**). The study also revealed that non monetary rewards, teacher engagement, and organizational citizenship behavior predicted up to 49% of the variance in teacher performance.
