An exploration of factors influencing career progression of tutors in public primary teachers’ training colleges in Kenya
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Date
2016
Authors
Muchanje, Peter N.
Njuguna, Felicita W.
Kalai, Jeremiah M.
Bironga, Sophia M.
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Abstract
Abstract The study sought to determine the influence of
gender, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) adherence to
career progression policy guidelines and tutors’ exposure to
professional development on career progression of tutors in
primary teachers training colleges in Kenya. This study was
a descriptive survey with 264 tutors randomly sampled from
eight Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges. Out of the
264 sampled, 207 tutors returned the questionnaires for
analysis. Data was collected using a questionnaire for tutors,
interview schedule for Principals and TSC officers. One way
Chi-square and linear regression analysis (at α = 0.05 level of
significance) were used to test the relationship between each
variable and tutors career progression. The study found that
gender was not significantly related to tutors’ career
progression. Further analysis revealed that exposure to
professional development influenced tutors career
progression positively. The study concluded that tutors’
gender did not have any significant relationship with career
progression. However, exposure to professional
development and adherence to policy guidelines by TSC
influenced career progression positively, which is positive
result for this study. The study recommended that there is
also need to increase the number of appointive positions in
Primary Teacher Training Colleges to provide tutors with
more chances of career progression. Above all the study
recommended that tutors should be regularly exposed to
professional development so as to update their skill and
competence.
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Research paper
Keywords
Tutors, Career Progression, Public Teacher Training Colleges, Gender, Professional Development, Career Policy
Citation
Universal Journal of Educational Research 4(3): 582-588, 2016