Motivation as Correlates of Teacher Job Satisfaction in Senior High Schools at Kassena Nankana East Municipality

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to established relationship between motivation and job satisfaction of teachers in senior high school teachers at Kassena Nankana East Municipality. The study assessed the influence of motivation on teacher job satisfaction of teachers. Two hypotheses directed the study. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The respondents were selected through census technique. A total of 120 teachers were drawn from six senior high schools in the Kesena Nankana East Municipality. Questionnaire, which contains mostly Likert-type scale, was the main instrument used to gather data. The overall reliability coefficient obtained from the pre-test was .747. Data were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and simple regression. The findings were discussed in relation to the literature. The study established statistically significant, inverse and positive relationship between motivation and job satisfaction of teachers. Findings revealed statistically significant influence of motivation on teachers’ job satisfaction. It was therefore, recommended among others that heads should strengthen the use of motivation by regularly applying and making it attractive to teachers. Heads should organize durbar every academic year where issues bothering teachers could be welcomed, discussed and managed.