The Level Of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction In Adama Woreda Government Primary Schools

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the level of teachers’ job satisfaction in Adama Wereda government Primary Schools. To conduct the study, descriptive survey design was employed and random sampling technique was employed to select the sample schools, principals, and teachers. To this end, 3 Woreda Education Officers, 3 WTPA officers, 5 cluster supervisors, 19 primary schools with 19 school principals and 134 teachers were included in this study. Questionnaire was the main data gathering instrument for this study. Thus, 134 teachers, 19 school principals, and 5 cluster supervisors filled the questionnaire. An interview was also conducted to enrich the quantitative data. As a result, 3Woreda Education Officers and 3WTPA officers were interviewed. Quantitative data collected through questionnaire was analyzed by using mean scores and „F‟ test by using SPSS v.16.o. The data gathered through interview was discussed in line with questionnaire. Consequently, some of the main findings come out from this study were: the level of teachers’ job satisfaction with the issues related with leadership, supervision and recognition; the issues related with Salary, incentives, fringe benefits, and work life balance etc. made the level of teachers job satisfaction low. Instructional leaders did not regularly give administrative support, guidance, proper supervision, and recognition for the better work done by teachers. They were not able to give feed backs for teachers in order to fill their professional gaps; Salaries and fringe benefits for teachers were insufficient; lack of residential houses, very less means of transportation services, and health insurance; teachers were subjectively promoted to better positions in their school ; limited opportunities to advance teachers’ educational status through on job training; unsatisfying rewards given for teachers’ good performances; the insufficient students’ academic performance; unclearly understood rules and regulations of the schools; very less awareness created on the vision, mission and goals of the schools; less support given by parents and community for teachers’ efforts and very poor availability of resource in schools are some of the main causes for the low level of teachers’ job satisfaction. Finally, to raise the level of teachers’ job satisfaction, the following recommendations were drawn: The Adama Woreda Education office, East Shoa Zone Education Department and the region in collaboration with schools should provide sufficient training for instructional leaders in a way that makes them inclusive in their instructional supervision; they should be able to revise and make maximum increment for the teachers’ salary; should make teachers understood clearly the rules and regulations of the schools and finally should be able to fulfill necessary resources in order to help the teachers to perform their job effectively.