Teachers’ Perceptions on the Relationship Between Teachers’ Working Conditions and Pupils’ Reading Ability in Pre-Primary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKimwomi, Mary M.
dc.contributor.authorWambiri, Gladwell
dc.contributor.authorMweru, Maureen
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T13:17:12Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T13:17:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionA research article published in Journal of Education and Practiceen_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the most important factors in realizing reading as a subject in pre-primary schools is teacher working conditions. Literature suggests that working conditions are crucial in teaching of reading and pupils’ reading ability. However, empirical studies that have examined pupils’ reading ability have not focused on the relationship between teacher working conditions and reading ability. Further, the few empirical studies that have examined the relationships have been conducted in primary and secondary schools. Whereas most pre-primary school teachers in Kenya work under unfavourable conditions, past studies have not examined the relationship between working conditions and reading ability of pre-primary school pupils in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher working conditions and pupils’ reading ability. The study was based on Herzberg’s two factor theory. The study adopted a correlational research design. The target population for the study was 79 head teachers and 79 pre-primary 2 class teachers in public schools in Rongai Sub-County Nakuru. A stratified sample of pre-primary schools in the four zones in Rongai Sub-county was used for the study. The sample size comprised of 66 head teachers and 66 pre-primary 2 teachers. The questionnaires were used to collect data from respondents.. Data was summarized using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means and standard deviations. To test the hypotheses, Pearson’s Product-moment correlation coefficient was used. The results revealed that there was a relationship between teacher workload, school leadership and pupils’ reading ability. The study concludes that teacher workload and school leadership affect the reading ability of preprimary school pupils. The study recommends that to improve reading ability, school management should provide effective school leadership and ensure that pre-primary school classes are of reasonable sizes so that teachers do not have a heavy workload.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Education and Practice. Vol.10, No.18, 2019en_US
dc.identifier.issn2222-1735 (Paper), 2222-288X (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/viewFile/48474/50075
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20835
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Knowledge Sharing Platformen_US
dc.subjectWorking Conditionsen_US
dc.subjectTeacher Workloaden_US
dc.subjectSchool Leadershipen_US
dc.subjectReading Abilityen_US
dc.subjectPre-primary School Pupilsen_US
dc.titleTeachers’ Perceptions on the Relationship Between Teachers’ Working Conditions and Pupils’ Reading Ability in Pre-Primary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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