Job Satisfaction among Senior High School Teachers in Ashanti Mampong Municipality

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that are associated with teachers' job satisfaction. There were three major issues that the study sought to examine namely; levels of teacher job satisfaction, factors that lead to teacher job satisfaction or dissatisfaction and teachers' job characteristics. The research design was a descriptive survey. Through a probability sampling method, 4 out of 5 Senior High Schools were chosen for the study with a total sampling size of 200 respondents. A questionnaire was designed for this study involving thirty-six (36) questions and a five point likert scale type. Descriptive statistical techniques were employed to calculate the means and standard deviations for the data collected. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.85. The study showed that; teachers have low levels of satisfaction and high level of dissatisfaction. Half of the respondents supported the measures and policies taken by government currently to help teachers achieve job satisfaction and the other half was dissatisfied. Almost all the respondents were satisfied on the issue of teacher job satisfaction and job characteristics. Based the findings, it is recommended that policy makers and the Ghana Education Service should help to design policies that would make the income of teachers now and future very attractive. Other allowances, bonuses and fringe benefits in the teaching service in this current state should be reviewed upward and funds located to the Ministry of Education in the annual budget should also be reviewed upward to help implement all seminars workshops and programmes planned.