Assessment of the Influence of Performance Contracting on Teachers’ Professional Productivity in Primary Schools in Kilifi County

Abstract

The drive of this study was to assess the influence of performance contracting on teachers’ professional productivity in primary schools in Kilifi North Sub-County. The study was guided by four theories, goal setting, management, expectancy and Two- factor. The goal-setting theory was proposed by John Locke [1]. The study used a mixed-methods approach to research in order to produce both quantitative and qualitative data while also reducing bias. A triangulation design was used to permit the complementarity of both descriptive and numerical data. Using the Krejcie and Morgan Table, a sample size of 181 was achieved out of the intended population of 346. After descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data, frequency tables, percentages, charts, and graphs were used to illustrate the results. The study adhered rigorously to research ethics. The findings showed that PC settings had a substantial impact on instructors' professional output. The study suggested making digital gadgets available and accessible to support learning and improve instructors' professional readiness in lesson planning, strategizing, and record keeping, hence enhancing professional productivity toward vision 2030. Similar to this, ICT should be incorporated and adopted from the start of creating goals, implementing changes, and monitoring data; doing so would increase production efficiency and effectiveness and improve school monitoring. The study suggested that there should be one CSO for every ten schools, and that CSO offices should be capitated to promote movements.