ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to job satisfaction and
job dissatisfaction among public primary school teachers.
The research design used in this study is simple descriptive survey of the factors that
contribute to job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction among public primary school
teachers. Descriptive survey was used in this study because the study under investigation
involved collecting data to answer questions concerning the current status of the subjects
in the study. Hence the study under investigation qualifies to use descriptive research
design. The locale of the study was RU/RU division, Thika district, Kenya. The target
population was seven hundred and twenty seven (727) teachers in fifty seven (57)
schools. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of twenty eight
(28) schools. The researcher also used simple random sampling to select a sample of
eighty (80) teachers from a target population of seven hundred and twenty seven (727)
teachers which is (ll%) percent and is within the range of Gay's recommendation of a
minimum 10% sample in descriptive research. The researcher administered
questionnaires to three teachers in each school. They were filled and then he collected
them. The researcher used questionnaire as a tool of data collection. After the
presentation, inte1pretation and analysis of the data, it was found out that, other tools for
data collection as observation and interview schedule could also have been used to
obtain more i,iformation not provided in the questionnaire. A statistical analysis of the
quantitative aspects (mean, mode, percentages, use of graphs and tables) was done by
use of statistical package for social sciences to generate appropriate i,iferences. The
researcher reviewed related literature of the previous researchers to determine any
existing gaps of knowledge. The review of the related literature showed that, there was
still a problem of job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction among the public prima,y
school teachers. The research findings reviewed that the greatest factor of dissatisfaction
among the public primary school teachers was the sala,y paid to them by their employer
(see table 4.1.2 The researcher made recommendations based on findings of the study.
NDIRITU, P (2021). Factors That Contribute To Job Satisfaction And Job Dissatisfaction Among Public Primary School Teachers A Case Study Of Ruiru District Kenya.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/factors-that-contribute-to-job-satisfaction-and-job-dissatisfaction-among-public-primary-school-teachers-a-case-study-of-ruiru-district-kenya
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NDIRITU, PAUL . "Factors That Contribute To Job Satisfaction And Job Dissatisfaction Among Public Primary School Teachers A Case Study Of Ruiru District Kenya." Afribary (2021). Accessed September 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/factors-that-contribute-to-job-satisfaction-and-job-dissatisfaction-among-public-primary-school-teachers-a-case-study-of-ruiru-district-kenya