A STUDY ON THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CHIBOMBO DISTRICT, ZAMBIA: A CASE STUDY OF SHIFWANKHUILA AND MOOMBA SECONDARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to conduct an in-depth analysis of the factors that
influence teacher job satisfaction and motivation at the Secondary school level in Zambia. A
descriptive research design was adopted for this study as it accurately portrays the
characteristics of the phenomenon. The Universe for the study was all the teachers from
Moomba and Shifwankhula secondary schools and a total of 50 respondents were selected
using simple random sampling. Data collection was done through semi structured
questionnaire and the collected data was analyzed using SPSS.
The study results showed high levels of satisfaction with their abilities. There are a number of
factors that have been found to contribute to teacher job satisfaction amongst the two
secondary school and these are salary, promotion opportunities, Job grading systems and
professional development activities. In terms of motivation it was found out that salary,
relationship with Students, Administrative factors, nature of work, recognition and rewards
systems, Promotion opportunities and relationship with colleagues are the major factors
contributing to staff motivation