AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KASHARI NORTH COUNTY, MBARARA DISTRICT, UGANDA

Any nation’s education system is always as good as its teachers, and their professional satisfaction and demographic characteristics directly determines their efficacy and the quality of the services rendered. The study aimed at providing insights into how different demographic variables influence teachers’ job satisfaction in secondary schools of Kashari North County, Mbarara District, Uganda. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between demographic factors and teachers’ job satisfaction. From 245 teachers in ten secondary schools, the study drew data from a sample of 150 teachers obtained with the help of the Statistic Kingdom at a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of 5%. Respondents were sampled sequentially following stratified, proportionate and simple random sampling techniques. A cross-sectional research design was adopted. Data was obtained using structured questionnaires, and data analysis was conducted utilizing frequencies, means, percentages, standard deviation and linear regression. The study findings showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between both years of teaching experience and monthly income range on teachers’ job satisfaction F (2, 141) = 4.256, P<0.05, where years of teaching and monthly income range had a negative effect(B=−0.158, β=−0.265, t=−3.002, p<0.05) and positive effect (B=0.177, β=0.290, t=3.288, p<0.05), on teachers’ job satisfaction respectively. The study concluded that while an increase in years of teaching experience decreases job satisfaction, higher monthly income leads to increased teacher job satisfaction, and age has no significant role it plays on job satisfaction. The study recommended that amendments be made by policymakers in the current educational policy framework on teacher’s emolument to account for the years of experience of teachers rather than base on subjects taught, development and implementation of a structured incentive program comprising of experience-based rewards to improve job satisfaction among long-serving teachers, setting up income generating projects by schools to supplement on teachers’ salaries, and school administrators designing school programs using years of teaching experience criterion.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu/0129/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>