The Total Reward Concept: Key to Teachers' Motivation of Public Primary Schools in Kenya, A Case Study of Mathira East District

Abstract

Human resource management entails skills in motivation for employee's satisfaction and enhanced job performances yet school administrators in Mathira East district rarely apply the total reward concept in public primary schools to motivate teachers. Despite the enormous number of primary school teachers who have acquired higher education, poor motivation still prevails thus hindering enhanced job performance. The total reward concept for primary school teachers in Mathira East district was yet to be fully established.  The purpose of this study was to assess the application of the total reward concept as a tool of enhancing teacher motivation in Mathira East district. A descriptive survey design was  adopted for  this study .The population of the study was 55 primary  schools teachers who were randomly selected . Questionnaires were used to collect quantititave data. The data was analysed using descriptive statistic which consisted of frequency counts and percentages. The study identified that  more female teachers had acquired higher education than their male counterparts. The problems established by this study in Mathira East District included: lack of teachers on job training and career development sponsorship by Teachers Service Commission, poor teachers remuneration, non recognition for hardwork, absence of work-life balance and non existence of reward policy in some schools. The study recommended that head teachers and board of management be trained on human resource practices ,TSC to devolve services to school level and  improve teachers pay. The findings are important to the teacher's service commission and headteachers in devising methods of promoting human resource practices that motivate primary school teachers for enhanced job performance.