ABSTRACT
The study centers on the extent of job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Ezeagu Local Government Area. The sample for the study includes a total of 94 while the total population of 897 and out of the 94 samples 90 of them were retrieved. Questionnaires were used as the instrument for data collection, and was designed to elicit appropriate information from the respondents. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was calculated using Cronbach Alpha method. Alpha value was found to be 0.82 indicating high reliability of the instrument. Mean scores and grand mean were used to answer the research questions, most of the major findings of the study indicates a low extent of job satisfaction in relation to the teachers in terms of salaries and allowances and availability facilities in schools even the principals leadership styles of teachers job satisfaction. Implications of the findings were highlighted and recommendations made. Suggestions for further studies were finally proffered.
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
The impact of job satisfaction is very crucial to the long term growth of any educational system around the world. Man tends to render certain services if he is reasonably satisfied in his chosen career. Job satisfaction is desired in virtually all human organizations such as family, church, industry, civil service and the school for the purpose of attaining their stated objectives Fafunwa (1974), noted that both boys and girls in the traditional education settings performed their best in the art of hunting, farming and cooking when their morale were boosted by their parents through praises, incentives and other forms of motivation.However, those who excelled in the discharge of their duties or functions were normally praised and guided for better performance in future while those who performed below expectation were cautioned, assisted and guided for a good performance in future.The efficiency of any school system depends to a large extent upon how effectively human resources are utilized. It is assumed that teachers agitations and demands are beyond the resources of the ministry of education or the government. As a result the government in Nigeria and the Nigerian union of teachers (NUT) are in constant face – off over the increase in salaries, benefits and improvements of or in working conditions of teachers.Locke (1986), observed that job satisfaction refers to the pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job experiences. Eneasator (1990), defined job satisfaction as the totality of an individuals psychological, social and physical well – being with regard to his work and job performance Teachers need to enjoy positive job satisfaction in order to be more functional and contribute meaningfully to the teaching and learning process in the school. In the context of this study, job satisfaction connotes teachers’ pleasurable or positive and emotional state resulting from their job experiences in terms of financial incentives, teaching facilities and principals leadership styles, teachers welfare, student attitude / response.
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