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STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE TEACHER MOTIVATION IN SATELLITE
SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE RESETTLEMENT AREAS OF MATABELELAND
NORTH PROVINCE

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STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE TEACHER MOTIVATION IN SATELLITE
SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE RESETTLEMENT AREAS OF MATABELELAND
NORTH PROVINCE

FUNGAI SITHOLE

The main purpose of this study was to determine strategies to improve satellite school teachers’
performance and their job satisfaction in the resettlement areas of Matabeleland North Province.
The study was guided be the following three objectives: To determine factors affecting
motivation among teachers in secondary satellite schools in Matabeleland North Province; To
establish the effects of teacher motivation on job satisfaction and performance among teachers at
secondary satellite schools in Matabeleland North resettlement; To identify motivation strategies,
that can be employed to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction and performance in secondary satellite
schools in the resettlement areas of Matabeleland North Province. A multiple case study Method
was used in the study. A sample of 22 participants was selected carefully from the target
population using a homogenous, purposive sampling method. The 22 participants comprised 15
teachers (5 per school) who took part in Focus Group Discussions (FGDs).Interviews included 2
Teachers in Charge (TICs), 3 District Education Officers and 2 teachers’ representatives (one
from PTUZ and the other one from ZIMTA). Three FDGs of five participants per group and
seven interviews with the Teachers in Charge of the schools were conducted. The D.E.Os, as
well as teachers' representatives were among the interviewed participants. When I was analysing
the data, I read repeatedly the transcripts. Preliminary themes were then identified, and classified
the quotations according to themes. The quotations were then discussed making an analytic
comparison to arrive at an interpretation and conclusion. The major findings were: Lack of
appropriate teachers’ accommodation; lack of staff rooms and classrooms; economic factors;
lack of teaching and learning resources; unfair treatment by mother schools; Health and safety;
transport infrastructure; water and sanitation; availability of shops and police stations; calibre of
pupils, social factor, government policies and work overload. Major conclusions were: the
government should directly allocate resources to satellite schools without allocating via the
mother schools; satellite school teachers deserved economic incentives due to the hardships they
were experiencing. Major recommendations were that: the Ministry of Primary and Secondary
Education should provide resources direct to these satellite schools rather than allocating
indirectly through the mother schools; the communities should find means of developing their
satellite schools and not wait up to the government. The study is summarised by a 7 points
teachers' motivation model which suggests that teachers' job satisfaction and performance in
satellite schools could be attained if the following motivational factors are observed:
accommodation; teaching and learning resources; remuneration; social factors as well as health
and safety. The main recommendation was that the responsible Ministry should adequately
motivate satellite school teachers so as to enhance their job satisfaction and performance.

ZOU

2017