Teachers’ competences and pupils’ engagement in selected primary schools in Kagadi town council, Kagadi district, Uganda.

Aganyira, Alice Clare

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dc.contributor.author	Aganyira, Alice Clare
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-29T12:22:34Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-29T12:22:34Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-03
dc.identifier.citation	Aganyira, A. C. (2023) Teachers’ competences and pupils’ engagement in selected primary schools in Kagadi town council, Kagadi district, Uganda, Nkumba University.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1105
dc.description	A Dissertation Submitted to the Directorate of Graduate Studies and Research in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree of Master of Education Management and Planning of Nkumba University	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to investigate teachers’ competencies and pupils’ engagement in selected primary schools in Kagadi Town Council, Kagadi District, Uganda. Three research objectives were used and these were; 1. To find out teachers’ competencies in selected primary schools in Kagadi Town Council, Kagadi District, Uganda. 2. To investigate how teachers’ competencies in selected primary schools affect pupils’ classroom engagement in Kagadi Town Council, Kagadi District, Uganda. 3. To establish the importance of teachers’ competences in selected primary schools in Kagadi Town Council, Kagadi District, Uganda. The study adapted a co-relation and cross-sectional survey research design. Two hundred and fifty respondents constituted a sample of the study. These included headteachers, teachers, and students. The researcher used two instruments. These included questionnaires, and interviews. The result revealed that, there was positive significant relationship between competence and teachers’ competencies, positive significant relationship the various types of competence given to teachers and their competencies, a positive relationship between staff welfare and teachers’ competencies in primary schools and a positive relationship between competence display of teachers and their learners’ competencies in primary schools. Of all the above variables, teachers’ preparednesshave the highest impact on teachers’ competencies followed by time management and lastly, teachers’ attitude. The conclusion of the study was that, there was a significant impact among variables of the study with competence and teachers’ competencies. The recommendations were therefore made focusing mainly on the need to improve on teachers’ competence through effective preparations, time management and attitude in primary schools in Kagadi Town Council, Kagadi District, Uganda.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nkumba University	en_US
dc.subject	Teachers’ competences	en_US
dc.subject	Pupils’ engagement	en_US
dc.subject	Primary schools	en_US
dc.subject	Kagadi town council	en_US
dc.subject	Kagadi district	en_US
dc.subject	Uganda	en_US
dc.title	Teachers’ competences and pupils’ engagement in selected primary schools in Kagadi town council, Kagadi district, Uganda.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US