Benue State University, Makurdi

INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION ON SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION IN BENUE SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, NIGERIA

Adamu Margaret Ijaguwa, PhD
Department of Educational Foundations, Benue State University, Makurdi

Ivagher, Ezekiel Dondo, PhD
Department of Educational Foundations, Benue State University, Makurdi

Asen Mulebee Rosemary, PhD
Department of Educational Foundations, Benue State University, Makurdi

Abstract

This study investigated influence of motivation on secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction in Benue South Senatorial District, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study while two hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1,191 teachers from 100 grant aided secondary schools in the District. A sample of 291 teachers representing 24%, was drawn from 24 Secondary Schools using simple random sampling technique. A self-structured 10-item questionnaire titled “Influence of Motivation Questionnaire (IMO) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts in Educational Management and Measurement and Evaluation in Benue State University, Makurdi. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained through trial testing which yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.66 using Cronbach Alpha. Data obtained from the study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while Chi-square (χ 2 ) test of goodness of-fit to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicated that participatory decision making and provision of material and non-material inducements significantly influenced secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction. It was recommended among others that school managers at the various hierarchical levels of administration should organized regular staff meetings/briefings so that teachers can be part of vital decision making, with the cumulative effect of ensuring school goal attainment and individual teacher job satisfaction.

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