Motivational techniques and teachers’ performance, the case study of some selected senior high schools in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality

Abstract

Schools are expected to offer quality educational services through the effort of highly committed and motivated teachers doing more than they are originally expected to do. The study assessed the impact of motivational techniques on teacher performance in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the western region. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 297 teachers and 3 head teachers from the municipality for the study. A 22-item Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics were computed and a Regression Analysis marked by significant measure of 0.00 was conducted to assess the relationship and degree of impact between motivational practices and teacher performance. The study revealed that teachers perceived motivational practices to have higher effect on the performance of teachers in the municipality. The study recommended that the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education should promote the betterment of workers especially in educational institutions to ensure that their welfare issues are timely met, whiles the management of senior high schools in the Municipality make conscious efforts to outline better strategies to roll out effective conditions of service to boost the morale of their teachers.