Resource Utilization and Teacher Performance in Secondary Schools in Karamoja Region, Uganda

Abstract

The study sought to examine the relationship between resource utilization and teachers’ performance of secondary school teachers in the region with a view of improving resource utilization and increasing performance among teachers. The study was guided by three objectives; namely: to establish the relationship between the use of; (1) finance, (2) instructional materials and (3) infrastructural facilities and performance of secondary school teachers in Karamoja region. A co-relational research design was employed. A sample of 163 teachers participated in the study by answering the questionnaire and interview guide. Frequencies and percentages were used to show the distribution of teachers on different items. Pearson’s Linear Co-relational Coefficient (r) was used to determine the level of correlation between the variables. The study findings showed that use of (i) finance, (ii) instructional materials and infrastructural facilities have a significant positive relationship with teachers’ performance in the said schools. The researcher concluded that there is a positive relationship between use of (i) finance, (ii) instructional materials and infrastructural facilities and teacher performance. The researcher therefore, recommended that school administrators should (i) use financial resources in schools properly to enhance teacher performance, (ii) provide instructional materials and infrastructural facilities to teachers to enhance their performance