THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON JOB SATISFACTION OF TEACHERS IN ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

The study examined the influence of gender on job satisfaction of teachers in Ile-Ife Osun State. The study adopted a survey research design. The population consisted of all public and private secondary school teachers in IIe-Ife, Osun State. The sample size for the study comprised 200 teachers rand...

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Published in:Bulgarian journal of science and education policy 2018-07, Vol.12 (1), p.48-62
Main Authors: Ogedengbe, Elizabeth Ozofu, Adelekun, Tinuola Oluwarotimi, Eyengho, Toju T, Ogunleye, Seun Michael, Bankole, Kofoworola Mary
Format: Article
Language:bul ; eng
Subjects:
Elementary School Teachers
Emotional Response
Employment Experience
Females
Fringe Benefits
Gender differences
Government School Relationship
job
Job satisfaction
Males
Negative Attitudes
Psychological Patterns
Research Design
satisfaction
School Organization
Secondary School Teachers
Secondary Schools
Social Influences
Teacher Morale
Teachers
Teaching (Occupation)
Teaching Experience
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Summary:The study examined the influence of gender on job satisfaction of teachers in Ile-Ife Osun State. The study adopted a survey research design. The population consisted of all public and private secondary school teachers in IIe-Ife, Osun State. The sample size for the study comprised 200 teachers randomly selected from ten secondary schools in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. The instrument used for the study was a 45 items scale titled Teachers' Job Satisfaction scale (TJSS), which was patterned after the Likert format where 4=Strongly Agree, 3=Agree, 2=Disagree and 1=Strongly Disagree. The instrument had two sections A and B. Section A contains items on demographic information while section B contains 45 items which was self-developed to ascertain the level of Teachers' Job Satisfaction. The instrument was validated by tests and measurement experts, Cronbach's Alpha and split-half reliability test was used to determine it reliability which resulted to 0.80 and 0.89 respectively. Data were analysed using t-test, ANOVA and descriptive statistics. Findings showed that different teachers have different opinion about Job Satisfaction of Teachers as shown in item 10 with moderate mean and high standard deviation (mean=3.0513; standard deviation= 2.7393). In addition, findings showed that there was a significant difference in teachers' job satisfaction of male and female (t=-0.742; p
ISSN:1313-1958
1313-9118