Effects of Job Satisfaction on Motivation of Teachers in Secondary Schools in Kitgum Municipality

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between job satisfaction and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of teachers in secondary schools in Kitgum Municipality. To determine the level of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of teachers in secondary schools, to establish the level of job satisfaction of teachers in secondary schools, to establish the relationship between job satisfaction and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of teachers in secondary schools in Kitgum municipality, to assess role of counselling psychologist in enhancing job satisfaction of teachers in secondary schools in Kitgum Municipality .Researcher used sample sizes 142 respondents from target population 209 through simple random and purposive sampling methods. Research approaches used was qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Researcher used questionnaires for secondary school teachers and informant interview guides for school Administrations, Municipal Education Officer (MEO) and School counsellors to get information for the study. The descriptive design was employed for the study. Findings showed a strong positive significant relationship between job satisfaction and intrinsic motivation of secondary school teachers (r = .503***) and no statistically significant (r = .034, P= .684) relationship between job satisfaction and extrinsic motivation. The correlation analysis revealed that non – significant relationship between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation (r = .057, P =. 499.The study further concluded that the attitudes of teachers towards teaching as their career are both positive and negative attitudes. This is because their attitudes towards teaching as their career depended on the level they are trying to achieve for example there are some teachers who have taught for many years and the length of time they have taken makes them very happy with the teaching and others are frustrated with the work they do. It was also concluded that teachers to be motivated through; recognition, allowances, giving gifts and food baskets every term and taking teachers for outings so as to refresh their minds. Motivation of teachers is faced with a number of challenges like; limited resources in terms of finances, lack of commitment and the need to increase the remuneration for the teachers and conducting counselling sessions for teachers to air out their problems and find solutions to the problems affecting them.