Relationship between Preschool Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and their Preparation of Teaching Instruments
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Date
2017
Authors
Kiarie, Jonah Thuo
Murungi, Catherine Gakii
Wamalwa, Juliet
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International researchers
Abstract
Teacher experience has been associated with teacher instructional practices. Stakeholders in
education relate years of teaching with improved teacher practical skills and knowledge of teaching and
handling children. Teacher-child ratio, employment terms and working hours are associated with teacher
job satisfaction and have a high influence on preschool teacher effectiveness in classroom activities. The
purpose of the study was to evaluate the correlation between pre-school teachers’ job satisfaction and
preparation of teaching instruments. The descriptive survey research design was used to conduct the
study. Multi stage sampling technique was used to sample 17 (25%) public pre-schools/head teachers
out of 68 of them and 34 (25%) out of 136 pre-school teachers. Data collection involved use of
questionnaires for preschool teachers and oral interviews for head teachers. Both quantitative and
qualitative techniques were employed, whereby respondents verbatim are recorded, percentages means
medium and modes are analyzed and standard deviation calculated. Chi-square 2 tailed Test was
computed to establish the significant influence of teachers’ job satisfaction on preparation of teaching
instruments. The Chi-test did not find a significant relationship between teachers’ job satisfaction and
preparation of teaching instruments. Therefore, the level of job satisfaction does not influence preschool
teachers’ preparation of teaching instruments. However, more than 50% of preschool teachers reported
that they were not satisfied with their current terms of service. The study therefore recommended that
Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) should implement the ECDE policy governing preschool teachers’
employment, develop salary scales and job groups for preschool teachers to increase their motivation
and job satisfaction.
Key Words: Teaching Instruments; Job satisfaction; Preschool Teacher
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Research Article
Keywords
Teaching Instruments, Job satisfaction, Preschool Teacher
Citation
International Researchers, Vol. 6:2, 2017.