Influence of Principals Motivation Strategies on Teaching/Learning Process of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Senior Secondary Schools in FCT-Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of principals’ motivation strategies on teaching/learning process of teachers’ job satisfaction in public Senior Secondary Schools in FCT, Abuja. Two objectives and two research questions guided the study. Population of the study covered all the 74 and 4,275 teachers in public senior secondary schools, FCT Abuja. The study sampled 120 teachers from 12 public senior secondary schools in the six area council of FCT-Abuja using Purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by 20-items self-developed questionnaire titled Principals’ Motivation Strategies and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (PMSTJSQ). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and Mean. Data was presented in tables based on the objectives of the study. The study found out that teachers were not satisfied with their working conditions and job recognition such as inadequate facilities and nearly absence of appraisal rewards among others. The study recommended among others that adequate teaching/learning facilities and that teachers should be treated with due respect and be rewarded for hard work as this will positively affect their self-esteem and teaching/learning process.