The Relationship between Teachers Motivation Factors and Sustainable Management of School Projects: A Case Study of Secondary Schools in Sumbawanga Municipality

Abstract

The study on the relationship between teacher’s motivation factors and sustainable management of school projects based on ground of both research approaches which were qualitative and quantitative approaches.  Hierarchy of Needs theory by Abraham Maslow in 1954 was used to guide the study. The study was on examining the role of teacher’s motivation on the sustainable management of the school projects in secondary schools. Specifically the study was conducted around by two specific objectives which were; firstly was to identify teacher’s motivation factors for sustainable management of school and secondly was to identify the relationship between factors for teacher’s motivation and the school sustainable management of the school projects. The study took place in Rukwa region in Sumbawanga Municipal council. Twelve public secondary schools were involved in the study. This study employed a survey research design. The sample size of the study included 234 respondents in which, 12 heads of schools out of 19 and 222 teachers out of 563, in public secondary schools in Sumbawanga Municipality. The sample size of this study was obtained by using purposive random sampling for head of schools and random sampling for teachers Sumbawanga Municipality. Interview, questionnaire and observation methods were used to collect data. The obtained data were analyzed basing on both quantitative and qualitative information. Quantitative data were analyzed by percentage distribution and presented using table while qualitative data were analyzed by developing categories and subcategories. The findings of the study identified two major aspects that answer the purpose of the study firstly the finding revealed teacher’s motivation factors for sustainable management of school project in Sumbawanga municipality; and secondly the findings revealed the existing relationship between teacher’s motivation factors and the sustainable management of the school projects in Sumbawanga municipality. Basing on the study findings, the study recommended that, teacher’s motivation is very important in maintaining teachers working spirits in teaching and managing school projects sustainably.