Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Among Public Secondary School Teachers in Nairobi County

Abstract

The relevance of job satisfaction and employee commitment is very crucial to the long run growth of any educational system around the world. It probably ranks alongside professional knowledge and skills, Centre competencies, educational resources and strategies as veritable determinants of educational Success and performance (Ololube, 2005). The level of media attention that focuses on education as a result of poor schools results and the inferior quality of education in general raises concerns regarding the attitudes of teachers towards their jobs. The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among public secondary school teachers in Nairobi County. The study used a descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of all teachers working in public secondary schools in Nairobi County. A sample size 180 respondents elected using simple random sampling was used. Primary data was used in the study. The data was collected using semi- structured questionnaires. The study employed a descriptive statistics analysis where percentages and frequency distributions means and mode were used. The study concluded that Teachers were optimistic about the future of their schools, were proud to work for their schools and were committed to careers with their schools more than before .Also; teachers were satisfied with their jobs, the reward systems, supervisors and their relationship with the coworkers, and therefore, a strong positive correlation existed between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among public secondary school teachers in Nairobi County. Although the study showed a majority of teachers as satisfied and committed to their schools, there were still those few who had a different opinion. The study therefore highly recommends head teachers to ensure that all teachers are brought on board and work together as a team for better performance.