| dc.description.abstract | The deputy head teachers are at the second structural level in the school
hierarchical structure and have distinct duties outlined by the Ministry of
Education. They play significant roles in the overall secondary school
administration and as such their morale and motivation is crucial as it affects their
level of performance. This study was carried out to investigate the degree of job
satisfaction and the causes of job dissatisfaction in deputy head teachers of
public secondary schools of Mathira division, Nyeri district. The main objective
was to determine whether there is any relationship between job satisfaction and
the independent variables of age, gender, marital status, academic qualifications,
teaching experience and the category of school in which they taught. It also
aimed at identifying the job factors which the deputies were satisfied or
dissatisfied with while seeking to determine possible causes of their
dissatisfaction. To carry out the study, the researcher used a questionnaire which was
presented to 27 respondents who are deputy head teachers of public secondary
schools in Mathira division. The questionnaires were to help in the testing of six
null hypotheses that were used in the study, where 0.05 level of significance was
considered as a measure-tor accepting or rejecting the hypotheses. The study
found out that there was no significant difference between job satisfaction of
deputy head teachers and the independent variables of age, gender, academic qualifications, marital status, teaching experience and the type of school in which
they worked. Therefore all the null hypotheses were accepted.
In general the study found out that 48.2% of the respondents were not
satisfied with their jobs as deputy head teachers while 51.8% of the respondents
were satisfied. However certain job factors emerged as very important to these
deputy head teachers. Such. factors included salary, working conditions,
interpersonal relations, job security, autonomy in decision making, reasonable
work load and the head teachers' leadership styles. These factors influenced job
performance of deputy head teachers and detennined their levels of satisfaction
or dissatisfaction.
Several recommendations have been made from the findings of this study.
Such recommendations aim at improving the post of deputy headship and
enhancing the job satisfaction of deputy head teachers. The study recommends
that deputy head teachers be given adequate remuneration commensurate with
their extra administrative responsibilities, and where possible allowances and
other incentives should be given to them. Such deputies should not be left to
stagnate in their present positions for long but instead they should be promoted
to enhance their motivation. They should also be exposed to school
administration and management by their head teachers and at the same time
they should be fully trained through regular in-service courses. It is hoped that the findings of this study will help the Ministry of Education
and the T.S.C to take appropriate measures to enhance job satisfaction of deputy
head teachers thereby increasing their efficiency in job performance. Appropriate policies on promotion, remuneration and in-service training should be made to
ensure that deputy head teachers are highly motivated. The study findings will
also help head teachers to improve on their leadership styles so that they can fully
involve their deputies in school management.
The study recommends that research should be conducted in private
secondary schools in order to compare the factors that give job satisfaction to
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deputy headteachers of both public and private secondary schools. It is also
necessary to undertake a similar study for deputy headteachers in other
geographical locations and if possible throughout the country to give a clear
position of their job satisfaction. Finally, the study suggests that those deputy
headteachers who have left the teaching profession should be studied to
determine why they left the teaching profession and whether they have a higher
job satisfaction in their new jobs. | en |
