Determinants of teachers’ job satisfaction in public day secondary schools in Sabatia district, Vihiga county-Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate determinants of teachers’ job satisfaction in
public day secondary schools in Sabatia District, in Vihiga County in Kenya. Five
research objectives and five questions were formulated to guide the research. The
objectives sought to assess the overall job satisfaction by public day secondary school
teachers, the relationship between job satisfaction and selected variables. The study
looked at how the level of job satisfaction can be improved among public day secondary
school teachers.
The study was carried out using descriptive survey research design and data collection
done using questionnaires and interview schedules. Random sampling was used to
generate a sample for the study. The subjects were teachers employed by the Teachers’
Service Commission. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics.
The findings were presented using frequency tables and percentages.
The results indicated that teachers in Sabatia District have low job satisfaction. The
causes of job satisfaction cited were; working hours being the most and remuneration
being the least. Job dissatisfaction was attributed to few student –teacher contact hours
and high student enrollment. From the findings the teacher service commission and
Board of Governors should strive to make the teaching environment favourable to the
teacher so as to increase job satisfaction and reduce job dissatisfaction. Teacher should be involved in public day school matters and remuneration be improved so as to
increase job satisfaction.
Citation
Degree Of Master Of Education In Sociology Of Education, University Of Nairobi, 2014Publisher
University of Nairobi
Collections
- Faculty of Education (FEd) [5964]