Influence of the Work Environment on Job Satisfaction among Public Secondary School Teachers in Nakuru West Sub County, Kenya

Abstract

Job satisfaction among public secondary school teachers plays a key role in how they perform their functions. The study sought to determine the influence of work environment on job satisfaction among public secondary school teachers. The study was guided by Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and carried out in Nakuru West Sub County, Nakuru County, Kenya. The study targeted 326 teachers from 9 public secondary school teachers in Nakuru West Sub County. A sample size of 150 respondents obtained using stratified random sampling was used for the study. Data for the study collected using structured questionnaires. The validity and reliability of data collection instruments was ascertained through content validity and internal consistency respectively. The findings revealed that work environment (β = 0.505; p ≤ 0.05) significantly influence satisfaction among public secondary school teachers in Nakuru West Sub County, Kenya. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that work environment significantly influenced satisfaction among public secondary school teachers in Nakuru West Sub County, Kenya. The positive and moderate relationship between the work environment and job satisfaction observed implied that improving the work environment in the schools would lead to improvements in teachers' job satisfaction. Therefore, the study recommends with respect to policy that the Ministry of Education should make minimum policies on the level of school infrastructure required for public secondary schools and also make provisions for upgrading existing school infrastructure