TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Declaration
Supervisors approval
Dedication iv
Table of contents
List of tables vii
Acknowledgement viii
Abstract
List of abreviations
Operational definitions of terms xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study 5
1.2 Statement of the problem 6
1.3 Objectives ofthe study 7
1.4 Research questions 8
1.5 Significance of the study 8
1.6 Scope of the study 9
1.7 Justification of the study 9
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . ~ . . .. . . ...._,~., 11
2.0 Introduction 11
2.1 Herzberg’ s two factor theory 14
2.2 Conceptual frame work 18
2.3 Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among teachers 20
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CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY,, . . .,,. ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, , , ,,,,,,,~,,,,,,, ,,, ,,33
3.0 Introduction 33
3.1 Research design 33
3.2 Selection of Study site 34
3.3 sample selection and size 34
3.4 Research instruments 34
3.5 data collection procedures 35
3.6 Data analysis 36
3.7 Limitations of the study 36
CHAPTER FOUR: research Findings . . . .. . . .. . .. . ~. ,. . , . . , ..,. 38
4.0 Introduction 38
4.1 findings from resaerch question one 38
4.2 findings from research question two 40
4.3 fmdings from research question three 44
4.4 findings from research question four 46
CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations , ,~ ,,. ... ..,,,, 48
5.0 Introduction 48
5.1 Summary of the research fmdings 48
5.2 Conclusion 50
5.3 Recommendations 51
References 53
Appendix A: Questionnaires for teachers 59
Appendix B: List of primary schools for targeted population 66
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to job satisfaction and
job dissatisfaction amongpublic primary school teachers.
The research design used in this study is simple descrz~tive survey of the factors that
contribute to job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction among public primary school
teachers. Descriptive survey was used in this study because the study under investigation
involved collecting data to answer questions concerning the current status ofthe subjects
in the study. Hence the study under investigation quafljles to use descrz~tive research
design. The locale of the study was RUIRU division, Thika district, Kenya. The target
population was seven hundred and twenty seven (727) teachers in fifty seven (57)
schools. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of twenty eight
(28) schools. The researcher also used simple random sampling to select a sample of
eighty (80) teachers from a target population of seven hundred and twenty seven (727)
teachers which is (11%) percent and is within the range of Gay ‘s recommendation of a
minimum 10% sample in descriptive research. The researcher administered
questionnaires to three teachers in each school. They were filled and then he collected
them. The researcher used questionnaire as a tool of data collection. After the
presentation, interpretation and analysis ofthe data, it wasfound out that, other tools for
data collection as observation and interview schedule could also have been used to
obtain more information not provided in the questionnaire. A statistical analysis of the
quantitative aspects (mean, mode, percentages, use of graphs and tables) was done by
use of statistical package for social sciences to generate appropriate inferences. The
researcher reviewed related literature of the previous researchers to determine any
existing gaps of knowledge. The review of the related literature showed that, there was
still a problem of job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction among the public primary
school teachers. The research findings reviewed that the greatestfactor ofdissatisfaction
among the public primary school teachers was the salary paid to them by their employer
(see table 4.1.2 The researcher made recommendations based onfindings ofthe study.
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Research, SSA . "FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO JOB SATISFACTION ANI~ JOB DISSATISFACTION AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY OF RUIRU, KENYA" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 12, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/factors-that-contribute-to-job-satisfaction-ani-job-dissatisfaction-among-public-primary-school-teachers-a-case-study-of-ruiru-kenya