A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for Award
of the Degree of Master of Public Administration of Mzumbe University
The study centered on examining the factors influencing job satisfaction to public
secondary school teachers in Temeke Municipality. Specifically it finds out whether
teachers are satisfied or not with the job, examine factors for job satisfaction in Temeke
Municipal Council, determine the effect of Job dissatisfaction / satisfaction of secondary
teachers and examine the mechanism to ensure job satisfaction of secondary teachers in
Temeke Municipal Council.
A case study research approach was deployed to undertake the study using a
questionnaire and interviews for data collection. Data were collected from 70
respondents in four selected secondary schools in Temeke Municipality. Probability and
non-probability sampling approaches were deployed where simple random and
purposive techniques were used, validity and reliability was ensured using the Cronbach
alpha coefficient. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis approaches were deployed
using content analysis and SPSS, respectively.
The study has found that teachers in Temeke Municipality are dissatisfied with their
work. Different factors have been revealed to contribute to job dissatisfaction among the
teachers. These factors vary from person to person and are linked to socio-economic
conditions. These factors include working conditions and remuneration for teachers,
work overload, poor pay and perceptions of how teachers are viewed by society, lack of
commitment from educational sector leaders which undermines effective policy
implementation in education especially those that directly affect teachers‟ professional
work and welfare.
In order to ensure that teaching is an attractive career choice policy-makers have to pay
attention to working conditions and salaries, the quality and relevance of teacher
education, opportunities for professional development and career advancement as well as
the availability of tailored support, especially for beginning teachers.