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The Influence of Responsibility Allowance on Public Secondary School Heads’ Service Delivery in Magu District-Tanzania
(Mbeya University of Science and Technology, 2018) Matete, Chacha O
The main objective of this study was to find out the influence of responsibility allowance on public secondary school heads service delivery in Magu District. Qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and analysis were used whereby the exploratory sequential design was employed. Questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data from 8 secondary schools in Magu District. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and thematic content analysis were used to analyze quantitative and qualitative data respectively. The study revealed that teachers require different motivations especially physiological needs (allowances) for survival. It is therefore concluded that responsibility allowance has brought misunderstanding with teachers demanding the same motivation, it has benefited one side of management, it has demoralized teachers, it has widen the gap in management as it created classes between those who benefits and those who do not. On the other hand, allowance has increased smooth communication with subordinate and other senior offices, it has influenced management of educational goals, motivation, commitment, hardworking, efficiency and accountability to the head of schools has increased. This study recommends that the government should increase motivation to the teachers especially responsibility allowance to reduce friction, reduce enmity and reduce gap in management, the government should provide guidelines on how to use this money and Lastly, the government should allow some of the contribution such as academic contributions which will reduce over dependence on allowance provided to head of schools to cover emerging issues.