Efficacy of Managing Sickness Presenteeism on Implementation of Teaching Services in Secondary Schools in Budaka District, Eastern Uganda
Musa Kasiita, Aisha Mbeya, Yazidi Katureebe, David Wekhoola Muwoya
Department of Educational Management and Administration
Islamic University in Uganda
Email: kasiitamusa2006@gmail.com
Abstract: This study evaluated the implications of sickness presenteeism on the teaching-learning services in secondary schools in Budaka district, Eastern Uganda. The specific objectives were: to examine the state of teaching services in secondary schools and to establish the nature of teaching services implemented, and to analyze the effect of managing sickness presenteeism on the implementation of teaching services. The study adopted a mixed-methods design, to collect data from the teachers themselves and the administrators of the respective schools. The study involved a sample of 215 teachers and 14 heads of schools. Data was entered and analyzed in SPSS version 22, in which descriptive analysis was done for all variables, following which bivariate analysis was conducted to analyze relationships between variables. Findings at this stage were reported with a statistically significant coefficient of agreement of 95 percent confidence level or 5 percent probability level. The study emphasizes teachers’ on-time work schedules, concentration on duties, knowing students’ requirements, and learning styles for effective teaching services. Curriculum, scheduling, supplies, instruction, and collaboration should be prioritized by teachers. They should respect expertise, be consistent, and upgrade skills. New issues can be solved by imaginative instructors. Public secondary school teachers have high sickness presenteeism due to job insecurity, workload, lack of substitute teachers, flexible work environment, fear of losing salary, lack of sick leave space, love for the job, and tolerability as per the study. Results indicate a significant positive relationship between sickness presenteeism and teaching services (B = 0.410 and beta = 0.489; p = 0.000).
