Investigating principals’ infuence to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Omusati region, Namibia

dc.contributor.authorAmputu, Festus Ashipala
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-19T10:36:06Z
dc.date.available2022-09-19T10:36:06Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionA research thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Education (Educational leadership, Management and Policy studies)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe current study investigated principals’ influence to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Omusati region, Namibia. The study was informed by the following objectives. Firstly, to investigate principals’ influence to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction. Secondly, to explore the leadership styles which make teachers feel satisfied with their work. Lastly, to examine the challenges principals face in enhancing teachers’ job satisfaction. A qualitative research methodology was used. Data were collected using interview guides and questionnaires. The researcher selected 4 secondary schools in the region using purposeful sampling. The respective 4 principals of those schools formed part of the study while 2 teachers from each of the four schools were selected using the purposeful random sampling technique. The study revealed that most principals enhance teachers’ job satisfaction by providing mentorship and resources, ensuring a conducive work environment, teacher recognition and team building. Secondly, it was found that although principals mainly employ the democratic leadership style to make teachers feel satisfied with their jobs, they employ different types of leadership styles (including autocratic, laissez faire and transformational leadership styles) as necessitated by the situation. The study further revealed various challenges faced by principals in their attempts to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction such as lack of recognition, high expectations, teachers’ unwillingness to take part in new initiative as well as instigative teachers. It is recommended that principals should be supported by their teachers, inspectors of education, senior education officers and the Ministry of Education. Furthermore, principals need trainings on how to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction. Moreover, it is recommended that school policies on enhancing teachers’ job satisfaction be formulated and implemented. It is also recommended that institutions of higher learning should pay close attention to educating educators on how to ensure teachers’ job satisfaction. The study also suggests further research on principals’ job satisfaction.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/3260
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectJob satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectLeadershipen_US
dc.subjectSchools in Omusatien_US
dc.titleInvestigating principals’ infuence to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Omusati region, Namibiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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