FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO JOB SATISFACTION ANI~ JOB DISSATISFACTION AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY OF RUIRU, KENYA

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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