Teachers’ Motivation and Job Satisfaction: An Analysis of Government Aided Secondary Schools in Kasese Municipality, Uganda

*Esau Murongo and Charles Nzaghale Rwenzori International University, Uganda
*Corresponding author: emurongo@gmail.com

Received December 23, 2018; Accepted May 23, 2019

Abstract: The study was about establishing the contribution of teachers’ motivation on job satisfaction in government schools of Kasese Municipality, Uganda. The study objectives were; to examine the contribution of staff development on teachers’ job satisfaction, to assess the contribution of pay on teachers’ job satisfaction and to establish the contribution of rewards on teachers’ job satisfaction. 81 respondents were used in the study. Both convenience and purposive sampling were used. Questionnaire survey and interviews were used as data collection methods. It was found out that staff development is an important aspect in terms of job satisfaction where 84% agreed. 80.2% agreed that pay leads to job satisfaction, and 85.2% agreed that rewards lead to teachers’ job satisfaction. The study recommended that Kasese Municipality through the Municipal Education officer should be organizing for refresher courses and capacity building training workshops once annually to induce teachers to perform better, government of Uganda through the relevant Ministry should ensure that teachers are paid according to their qualifications and that teachers should always be rewarded by recognizing the best teacher of the term.