Principals’ Motivational Strategies on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary Schools in Migwani Sub-County, Kitui - Kenya
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2022-08-31
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
The study investigated the influence of principals’ motivational strategies on teachers’ job
satisfaction in Migwani Sub-County public secondary schools, Kitui County. Two Factor
theory guided this study and convergent parallel mixed methods design was employed. The
target population of this study encompassed all the 42 principals and all the 314 teachers
totaling to a population target of 356 and a samples size of 109 respondents. Questionnaires
and interview guide were utilized as data collection tools. A pilot study was done in one of
the public secondary schools in the Sub-County. Both validity and reliability of data
collection tools were tested before being administered to the respondents. The study realized
an excellent questionnaire response rate of 94.68%. Analysis of quantitative data was done
with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) in which descriptive statistics
were generated and presentation done in frequency tables. Content and thematic were
employed in analyzing data from qualitative interviews and findings were presented in tables
and narrative forms. The findings of the study revealed that the principals’ motivational
strategies such as recognition, staff professional development, incentives and interpersonal
relationships that constituted the main variables were crucial in influencing teachers’ job
satisfaction. It was concluded that teachers were not satisfied with recognition, professional
development, and incentives, but were satisfied with interpersonal relationships. Based on the
findings, the study recommended to the Ministry of Education, Teachers Service Commission
and to the principals that recognition and rewarding of every teacher in their different
capacity be realized. Schools to have a budgetary allocation for staff professional
development. To increase the frequency of teacher recruitment to get younger and
enthusiastic teachers into the service. Principals to study motivation theories well in order to
identify the right levels of motivating teachers. For further research, the study suggested an
investigation on the role of the Ministry of Education on teacher motivation, an examination
of other motivational strategies like empathy, timely promotions and funded trainings on
teachers’ job satisfaction.
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Principals’ Motivational Strategies on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary, Schools in Migwani Sub-County, Kitui - Kenya