Employee discrimination and job satisfaction of teachers in private international schools in Nairobi

Abstract

The survey was carried out between 15lh September, 2003 and 26m September, 2003. The study sought to establish the nature and extent of employee discrimination among teachers working in private international primary and secondary schools in Nairobi following the British International General Certificate of Secondary Education (LG.C.S.E). The study also addressed the relationship between discrimination and job satisfaction of teachers. The types of discrimination covered in the study were age, race and gender. The results of the survey indicated that discrimination does occur in private international schools due to the diversity of students and teachers employed in these schools. Gender discrimination is likely to occur especially in the primary sections and age discrimination is likely to occur in both primary and secondary sections. Race discrimination is rampant in schools where students and teachers belong to different races.