Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess the practices and challenges of teachers’ job motivation in secondary
schools of Eastern Arsi Zone. The study was conducted in 10 secondary schools with their respective
Woredas. To undertake this study, descriptive research design was employed. The data gathering instruments
were questionnaire, interview and document review. The results revealed that inadequate salary, unqualified
school leadership, low community respect, poor communication, absence of clinical supervision, poor reward
and incentives were the major factor that affect teachers’ job motivation. In addition to this, supervisor
were unable to give professional support, poor teacher – student relation, low chance for training,
unfavorable work condition, less delegation of duties, low opportunity of promotion and advacienment were
obstacles for the teachers’ job motivation. The absence of sufficient facilities such as, lack of tea room,
furniture, recreation areas, bathroom, water, shortage of teaching materials like laboratory rooms and
chemicals, internate access and library were also constraints for teachers’ job motivation. In general the
findings proposed to conclude that salary, community respect, school facility; school leadership and
communication approach had significance effect on teachers’ job motivation in secondary school of East Arsi
Zone. Finally, the W0reda Education Office, Minstry of Education, Regional Education Bureau and other
responsible bodies should work hard to improve teachers’ salary, community respect, school facility, school
leadership and communication approach to improve teachers’ job motivation in secondary school of East Arsi
Zone.
