Job Satisfaction and Teacher Effectiveness in Selected Secondary Schools in Trans Mara West District, Kenya

ABSTRACT Significantly, job satisfaction and motivation are very essential to the continuing growth of educational systems around the world. This study is therefore undertaken to find the level of job satisfaction and teacher effectiveness in Transmara West District, Kenya. This research adopted a Cross-sectional design with stratified random sampling technique to select the target schools. Out of the 16 registered public secondary schools, 130 respondents were selected from a population of 182 teachers. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that majority of secondary school teachers in Transmara west district were male (62.5%) and that most had professional qualifications of either a Degree or Diploma in Education. The study further revealed that the level of job satisfaction among the respondents was very low. On teacher effectiveness, results have shown that the degree of teacher effectiveness is good. This is because majority of the respondents said they effectively did their duties. A notable policy implication of these findings is that there is need to tackle gender parity, implement policies, improve teachers’ salaries and other fringe benefits in line with the economic trends and inflations and encourage school principals to increase Morale of teachers by recognizing them and showing appreciation whenever they excel. Finally, teachers’ motivation could be enhanced if they are given some considerable autonomy and trust by their super ordinates.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 2

Purpose of the Study 3

Research Objectives 3

Research Questions 4

Hypothesis 4

Scope 4

• Significance of the Study 5

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 6

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 7

Introduction 7

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions From Authors/Experts 7

Theoretical Perspectives 9

Related Studies 11

Three METHODOLOGY 17

Research Design 17

Research Population 17

Sample Size 18

Sampling Procedure 19

Research Instrument 19

Validity and Reliability of the Instrument 19

Data Gathering Procedures 20

Data Analysis 21

Ethical Considerations 22

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

TABLE 1: Respondents’ Demographic characteristic 23

TABLE 2: Level of Job Satisfaction 25

TABLE 3: Degree of Teacher Effectiveness 29

TABLE 4: Correlating Job Satisfaction and Teacher Effectiveness 31

TABLES: Regression Analysis Results 32