Description:
The main purpose of this study was to examine the Contribution of School Quality
Assurance Recommendations on Teacher Efficacy in Public Secondary Schools in
Ilemela Municipality. The study was guided by three specific objectives; to identify the
contribution of school quality assurance recommendations on teacher efficacy, to
highlight the challenges facing secondary school teachers in implementing
recommendations given by school quality assurance officers and to explore possible
solutions for challenges facing secondary school teachers in implementing school
quality assurance recommendations. The research employed a mixed approach under
convergent parallel research design. 100 respondents were involved; 91 teachers,
5public secondary school head of schools, 1WEO, 1MSEO, 1MD and 1ZSQAO.Data
was collected through questionnaires and interview guides. Earlier, a pilot study was
conducted to check validity and reliability of the research instruments. Qualitative data
was analyzed thematically while descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative
data. The findings were presented using tables with the aid of SPSS version 20. The
findings indicated thatschool quality assurance recommendations contribute much on
teacher efficacy in public secondary schools. This was done through the sessions
conducted during the school visit where teachers were guided, advised and instructed
for improvement of their efficacy. Moreover, the study found out thatlack of motivation
to teachers with regard to their rights and inadequacies in requisite skills for School
Quality Assurance Officers affected the implementation of the recommendation given.
The researcher concludes that school quality assurance recommendations are vital to the
growth of teacher efficacy in public secondary schools. Thus, school owners, education
officers and school heads are encouraged to advice teachers to implement the school
quality assurance recommendations.