MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES AND JOB SATISFACTION OF SCIENCE TEACHERS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, OYO STATE

Abstract

Motivation is one of the greatest challenges facing class-teachers across the globe because it influences teacher’s performance as well as satisfaction and thus the extent to which the school management is able to achieve its objectives and justify its existence. The study investigated the extent to which motivational strategies correlates with job satisfaction of science teachers in senior secondary schools in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state. The study is a descriptive design of the survey. Two hundred 200 class teachers were randomly selected from the public secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis. The teachers were drawn from 20 public senior secondary schools out of a total of 82secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis. One research question and four research hypotheses were used for the study. A validated instrument guided the study with reliability coefficient of 0.72 were use. Data were analyzed using Pearson Product moment correlation and multiple regressions. Results indicated a significant relationship between Attending educational seminars and conference and job satisfaction of science teachers in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State (r= 0.635, N= 194, p < 0.05) ; revealed a significant relationship between attending of Workshop and in-service training programme and Job satisfaction of Science Teachers in public senior secondary schools (r= 0.643,N=194, p< 0.05) : both variables jointly explain 35.4% of the variance observed in Job satisfaction of Science Teachers in public senior secondary school and it was statistically significant at F (df = 3, 191) =34.394.There is the need to enhance the quality of science teachers in senior secondary schools. Most schools have qualified and experienced teachers who should be encouraged to engage in in-service training through sandwich programmes currently available in most universities. This must be supported by government and other employers of teachers. Teachers should be encouraged to attend conferences,