- Title
- Factors that contribute to teachers' job satisfaction/dissatisfaction as perceived by teachers in Libode District: A case study of two schools
- Creator
- Mvo, Nelisa Enid
- Subject
- Teachers -- Job satisfaction
- Date Issued
- 2013
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- M Ed
- Identifier
- vital:18442
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/d1007266
- Description
- The study investigates factors that contribute to job satisfaction/dissatisfaction in a case study of two Public Senior Secondary Schools as perceived by teachers of Libode District in the Eastern Cape. The point of departure of the study is the fact that the researcher has observed high rate of resignations and transfers of teachers. The study was conducted through a case study design. A total of thirty-five sample subjects from both schools were selected using purposive methods. The instruments used to collect the data were the questionnaires and interviews. The targeted population was teachers teaching in both schools at the area of the research site. Pilot study was done. Ethical issues were taken into consideration. The data collected was, analyzed and interpreted within a specified time frame. The findings were based on the data collected; thereafter the conclusions and recommendations were drawn based on the findings of both the quantitative and qualitative methods. The main findings of the study indicated clearly that poor working conditions, low salaries and ill discipline of learners contribute to job dissatisfaction. Findings were discussed in the context of the main and sub research questions and recommendations were made. The study will help the Department of Education to identify teachers' concern regarding job satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
- Format
- xiii, 98 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Walter Sisulu University
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