This study ought to find out the influence of use of mother tongue on students’ performance in English in kamuganguzi sub county, Ndorwa West constituency kabale district. Literature from across the globe, regionally was reviewed to provide various perspectives regarding the use of mother tongue in school and its influence on performance in English. The literature reviewed highlights how first language affects second language. It discusses both content in favor of use of mother tongue and content against the use of mother tongue among other issues. In this study, the target populations were students and English teachers from Kamuganguzi sub county secondary schools in Kabale. Two Schools were sampled using simple random sampling while 108 students were sampled using stratified sampling and systematic random sampling respectively. Four Teachers were sampled using purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to collect data from students and teachers, while an interview guide was used to collect data from the teachers. The study found out that use of mother tongue had a negative influence in performance of English in secondary schools of kamuganguzi sub county. It emerged from the study that use of mother tongue influences the way students write and pronounce in English, hence negatively influencing the performance of English. Among other recommendations, the study recommended that teachers should come up with teaching methods that are interactive in the English curriculum so as to ensure that students are given an opportunity to interact with each other in English. Finally, the study suggests that this research should be replicated in other districts where students do not perform well in English to corroborate findings on how mother tongue influences performance of English.

The purpose of this research work is to examine the extent to which secondary schools utilize quality and adequate instructional materials in classrooms and how this has promoted academic performance of students especially in geography. This research was based on these objectives which include: to explore the views of teachers and students on the extent to which instructional facilities affect student performance, to examine the challenges that teachers in secondary school’s face in accessing instructional materials and to assess the strategies that teachers use to minimize the challenges of attaining and using quality instructional materials. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. The study population involved a sample of Bukandula secondary school for data collection. In each school, 2 teachers and 5 students filled semistructured questionnaire. Also, the head teacher of Bukandula secondary school and the district education officer was be interviewed. From the findings, the number of teachers who utilized globe and pictures stood at 40% in each case which represents 40% of the teachers sampled. The least utilized materials were Radios, with 10% utilization. Also, 50% of the teachers utilized Charts in classrooms. In general, the utilization of instructional materials was below average, a clear indication that teachers in these institutions underutilized these resources.

This study was about performance-based rewards and their effects on the performance of teachers in private primary schools in Kyankwanzi district. The theoretical underpinnings of this study were premised on Adam Stacy’s Equity theory of motivation which states that employees expect fairness when being rewarded and Victor Vroom’s theory which states that individuals make choices based on their perceived expectancy that certain rewards will follow. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of performance-based rewards on the performance of teachers in private primary schools in Kyankwanzi district; while the specific objectives were: to identify the types of performance-based rewards used in Private Secondary schools and to establish the effect of performancebased rewards on the performance of teachers in those schools. The study was based mainly on Primary data in form of questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews of the selected literature. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative techniques of data collection and data was analysed using descriptive and relational statistics with Pearson Product Correlation Coefficient and Regression analysis. The findings revealed that, the most commonly used types of performance-based rewards in private secondary schools are: public appreciation, promotion, packages/presents, and duty allowances and overtime pay. It was also established that performance-based rewards affect the performance of teachers by motivating them and increasing their productivity and efficiency. Due to inconsistencies in the reward systems in the private primary schools, this study recommends that rewards be based on performance considerations after a fair and accurate evaluation of its effects on the beneficiary. Furthermore, the nature of performance-based reward systems in schools should be based on the essence of ensuring that teachers are looked at as the prime components in the success of any school administratively and academically. Administrators should also be trained and sensitized about the value of performance-based reward systems and also be made aware that pay motivates teachers to perform at their best.

The study aimed at the effect of poverty on girl’s education in primary schools and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the causes of poverty Itirikwa sub county, to analyze the impacts of poverty on school enrollment in Itirikwa Sub County and to find out strategies for addressing poverty in Itirikwa Sub County. The researcher used a descriptive survey research study design. This method was used for gathering data or information through the socialization from parents’ teachers, and pupils or documents. It involved the systematic collection of data on an entity or group of data. From the findings, it was found out that early school dropout was one of the impacts of poverty in school enrollment in Itirikwa sub county, this was supported by 45% of the total population, on the other hand, the study found out that poor health and early marriages were also the impacts of poverty in school enrollment, 23%, and 32% of the population supported this respectively. Upon recommendations, the sub county authority should also ensure issues of solving domestic violence is of paramount, this could put chances for family stability hence collective responsibility of fighting poverty. Early marriage emphasis should much be put to ensure children stay in school and complete their primary level.

The study aimed at the effect of head teachers’ leadership styles and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the effects of head teachers’ democratic leadership style on secondary school teachers’ job performance in Bunyole east constituent, Butaleja District, to examine the outcomes of head teachers’ autocratic leadership style on secondary school teachers’ job performance in Bunyole east constituent, Butaleja District and to examine the results of head teachers’ transformational leadership Style on secondary school teachers’ job performance in Bunyole east constituent, Butaleja District. This was the population to which the researcher wanted to generate the results. From the findings, R2=0.117 shown that 11.7% variation in teachers’ performance is explained by changes in laissez Faire leadership style. This implied that any changes in laissez-Faire leadership style would lead to 11.7% chance change in teachers‟ performance in secondary schools in this area. In the study results confirmed that laissez-Faire leadership style significantly influenced the performance of teachers in school that practice it (P=0.342, p<0.01). The ministry of education through the DEOs should put emphasis on training all the head teachers on how best practices of applying autocratic leadership in a school environment and as well be able to obtain teachers performance levels. After such training the professional relationship between head teachers and teachers and can be kept professional but they ensure that teachers do not fear them to affect teacher’s performance levels.

Th. The general purpose of the study was to determine the effects of poverty on the academic performance of students in secondary schools, a case study of Soroti secondary school. The specific objectives were; to determine the effect of feeding on the academic performance of students in Soroti secondary school, to establish the influence of parent’s income on the academic performance of students and to investigate the impact of school facilities and equipment on the student’s academic performance. According the findings, there is a significant relationship between academic performance and poverty, under feeding conditions, provision of school facilities and equipment and home related factors the study inferred that poverty affects academic performance of students and the day-to-day management of the school. The study found out that poor feeding conditions affect the performance of students as most of the respondents agreed with the statement. From the study it’s evident that parents do not have stable sources of income as they do not pay fees in time and giving enough health facilities to students and also the study revealed that poverty leads to poor provision of school facilities and equipment especially health facilities which negatively affect students’ academic performance. The study generally recommended that the government should gear poverty eradication programs among the parents in order to eliminate poverty among parents.