| dc.description.abstract | The relevance of job satisfaction and employee commitment is very crucial to the
long run growth of any educational system around the world. It probably ranks
alongside professional knowledge and skills, Centre competencies, educational
resources and strategies as veritable determinants of educational Success and
performance (Ololube, 2005). The level of media attention that focuses on education
as a result of poor schools results and the inferior quality of education in general
raises concerns regarding the attitudes of teachers towards their jobs. The objective of
this study was to establish the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational
commitment among public secondary school teachers in Nairobi County. The study
used a descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of all teachers
working in public secondary schools in Nairobi County. A sample size 180
respondents elected using simple random sampling was used. Primary data was used
in the study. The data was collected using semi- structured questionnaires. The study
employed a descriptive statistics analysis where percentages and frequency
distributions means and mode were used. The study concluded that Teachers were
optimistic about the future of their schools, were proud to work for their schools and
were committed to careers with their schools more than before .Also; teachers were
satisfied with their jobs, the reward systems, supervisors and their relationship with
the coworkers, and therefore, a strong positive correlation existed between job
satisfaction and organizational commitment among public secondary school teachers
in Nairobi County. Although the study showed a majority of teachers as satisfied and
committed to their schools, there were still those few who had a different opinion. The
study therefore highly recommends head teachers to ensure that all teachers are
brought on board and work together as a team for better performance. | en |
