PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF TEACHERS’ JOB MOTIVATION IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF EAST ARSI ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

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.