Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of Senior High School Teachers in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the demographic characteristics and job satisfaction of trained teachers in senior high schools in the Bolgatana Municipality of Ghana are related.A fourteen item questionnaire was used to collect data from 66 randomly selected trained teachers in senior high schools in the Bolgatana Municipality.The gathered data were analysed using percentages, frequency counts, chi-square, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.The study revealed that trained teachers in senior high schools in the Bolgatana Municipality were not satisfied with their work in totally. However, they found satisfaction in some aspects of their job such as the way the school heads treat them, the acceptance and love they enjoyed from their colleagues, the fredom they had to make and implement work decisions, the successes they earned on the job, and the extent to which they account to their school head for their performance on the job and the chance to be sponsored for further studies. Also, their demographic characteristic, such as age, level of education, and years of teaching experience, were found not to be related to job satisfaction.

Keywords: Demographic characteristics and Job satisfaction