School Environment and Teacher Effectiveness in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Pader District
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2026-10
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Gulu University
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The study investigated the effect of school environment on teacher effectiveness in Secondary schools in Pader District. The study was guided by the following specific objectives namely, to assess the status of school environment in secondary schools in Pader district, to assess the level of teacher’s effectiveness in secondary schools in Pader district and to determine the relationship between school environment and teacher effectiveness in secondary schools in Pader District. The study was a mixed method orientation with convergent parallel mixed method research design. Data was collected from a sample of 244 respondents using Self-administered questionnaires (234) and interview guides (10). Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 26.0 at descriptive statistics and inferential statistics levels and qualitative data analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings for research question one showed that the status of schools environment in secondary schools in Pader District was very poor and undesirable while findings for research question two showed that the level of teachers effectiveness in secondary schools in Pader District was very low and research question three revealed a strong positive significant correlation between school environment and teachers effectiveness in secondary schools. It was concluded that the quality of school environment was a significant determinant of teacher effectiveness in secondary schools in Pader District. The study recommended that government should increase funding to improve quality of school environment if teacher effectiveness is to be achieved.