https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/2486 2026-04-08T21:47:32Z https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/2488 Title: An investigation into job satisfaction and how it impacts on job performance: a case of Bikita district public secondary school teachers. Authors: Makaza, Nyasha Abstract: This research study, “An investigation into Job Satisfaction and how it Impacts on Job Performance” focused on Bikita Rural District Secondary Schools. It was guided by the following objectives: to identify the effects of teacher attitudes to job performance, and to establish the influence played by both motivation and schools’ working conditions to teacher job satisfaction and teacher job performance. A qualitative approach to the study was adopted where both questionnaires and structured interviews were used. Twenty five rural secondary school teachers and ten secondary school heads, including their deputies were used as respondents. Factors such as teacher attitude, organisational working conditions and the motivational aspects for teachers were seen to bear influence in teacher job satisfaction and job performance. It was established that if these are not clearly observed, they will lead to teacher job dissatisfaction, subsequently lowered teacher performance, and unfortunately, the lowered teacher performance will, in turn, impact negatively on student performance. considerations by the Ministry of Education for the establishment of a teaching professional board, speeding up teacher promotional processes, provision of more infrastructure, reviewing of salaries and rural educator incentives to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction and job performance was seen to be of paramount importance. 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Makaza, Nyasha https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/2487 Title: Challenges faced by schools in the implementation of inclusive education: a case study of Muzvezve cluster in Mhondoro- Ngezi District Authors: Makamba, Marian Abstract: The study aimed at investigating the challenges faced by schools in implementing inclusive education in three secondary schools in Mhondoro- Ngezi District and identifying their effects on the teaching and learning process. It also highlighted possible solutions to the problems. The researcher utilized the descriptive survey method. In this study, thirty teachers made up the sample, three focus group interviews were carried out and direct observations were carried out in each of the three schools. The questionnaire, focus group interview schedule and direct observation guide were used as research instruments in the study. The data was presented and analysed thematically using the research questions. The study revealed that the challenges faced by schools in implementing inclusive education include lack of appropriate skills on the part of the teachers, lack of clear cut policy and planning on inclusive education, inappropriate infrastructure and lack of funding, discrimination and stigmatization among teachers, learners and the community, large teacher-pupil ratio and prohibitive teaching loads, poor dissemination of information, lack of team work and collaboration and lack of motivation on the part of the teacher and learner. It has been established through the study that these problems result in inappropriate teaching strategies, divided and unbalanced attention to learners, stigmatization and low self-esteem among learners, high dropout rate and poor learners’ performance. The study also revealed that the possible solutions are; provision of appropriate and relevant training to teachers, provision of relevant and appropriate infrastructure, provision of enough funding, lowering teacher-pupil ratio and teaching loads, government to design a policy to enhance effective inclusion, supervision and monitoring of schools and provision of psychological and social welfare services to give professional evaluations and advice. 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Makamba, Marian