Interpersonal Relationships as a Correlate of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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2023-11
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IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
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Job dissatisfaction has persistently been reported among teachers in Kenya. In Nairobi City County, a
significant number of primary school teachers, over 70% express dissatisfaction with various aspects of their
job. This widespred dissatisfaction has remained a threat to students, teachers, and the larger education sector
due to its associated negative outcomes. While earlier studies have extensively investigated teachers’ job
satisfaction, there is limited attention accorded on factors linked to job satisfaction among teachers in public
primary schools in Nairobi City County. Therefore, to address the gap, this study examined the relationship
between interpersonal relationships and job satisfaction among this category of teachers. This study used
Herzberg’s motivation theory (1994), was correlational and targeted 4,108 teachers from all the 205 public
primary schools in Nairobi City County. A sample of 165 teachers was drawn from the accessible population of
290 teachers from all the 27 public primary schools in Westlands. The respondents filled in the Job Content
Questionnaire and Brief Overall Job Satisfaction Measure II (BOJSM-II) questionnaires, which were piloted
using 30 teachers drawn from one primary school that was left out during the main study. Analysis involved the
reporting of descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 22. The results established a positive and significant relationship between interpersonal relationships
and teachers’ job satisfaction (r (153) = 0.19, p < .02. The study concluded that good and supportive schoolbased interpersonal relationships are linked to higher job satisfaction among primary school teachers. The
study recommends the Ministry of Education (MOE), Teachers Service Commission and School Boards of
Management to develop good and supportive intepersonal relationships within schools to bolster job
satisfaction of the teachers
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Kirimi, S. K., Kariuki, D., & Kabira, J. K. Interpersonal Relationships As A Correlate Of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction In Public Primary Schools In Nairobi City County, Kenya.