Employee Time on Task and Teachers Work Place Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Hoima District

Abstract

The study was carried out in Hoima Municipality in Hoima District. The study aimed at examining the effects of employee time on task on teachers‟ work place performance in selected secondary schools. The objectives included, assessing the factors that influence employee time, examining the ways in which employee time on task can affect teachers‟ work place performance, and identifying the challenges teachers face in managing time. The researcher used a cross-sectional survey design basing on triangulations. The population consisted of Municipal Education Officer, Municipal Inspector of Schools, teachers, head-teachers, deputy head-teachers, and students, equivalent to 92. These were selected purposive and simple randomly selected. Questionnaires and interview guide were used in data collection, and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The study revealed that distance to school, school rules and regulations; school transport means for teachers and teachers‟ accommodation are the major factors that influence employee time in schools. The study also revealed that employee time on task majorly leads to finishing content syllabus, having ample time to pass through lesson plans, and complete curriculum in time. It also revealed that improper time demarcation, distance to school from home, and teachers‟ competence are the major challenges teachers face in managing time. The study concluded that employee time on task has an effect on teachers‟ work place performance in secondary schools in Hoima Municipality. The study recommends that there is need for schools to have stringent rules and regulations governing teachers‟ time management through boosting their regularity, punctuality and completion of assignments.