Influence of Principals’ Supervision on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya

Abstract

The study investigated influence of principals' supervision on teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Kakamega County, Kenya. The objective was: To determine the influence of principals’ checking on teachers’ professional document and principals’ class visitation on teachers’ job satisfaction. The study was based on the Path Goal theory. The study targeted 324 public secondary schools which comprises of 324 principals and 1500 teachers and 12 TSC officials across 12 sub-counties in Kakamega County. Purposive sampling to select five sub counties included Lurambi, Ikolomani, Shinyalu, Navakholo and Malava sub county. 64 schools selected using stratified sampling, purposive sampling for 64 principals and 5 TSC officials while simple random sampling for 300 teachers. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data. The findings for the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between principals’ checking on professional documents and teachers’ job satisfaction using Chi square test was (df=16, Pearson _X²=92.826, p=0.005 at 0.05 significance level). Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected hence there is a relationship between principals’ checking on professional documents and teachers’ job satisfaction.  The null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between principals’ class visitation and teachers’ job satisfaction using Chi square test was (df=16, Pearson _X²=103.379, p=0.005at 0.05 significance level). The null hypothesis was rejected. Hence there is a relationship between principals’ class visitation and teachers’ job satisfaction. The study concluded that principals checking on professional documents and principals class visitation influenced teacher job satisfaction. The study recommended that Principals should be equipped with the required supervision knowledge and skills that would lead to improved teachers’ job satisfaction. QASOs should ensure increased teachers’ job satisfaction by regular supervision to secondary schools, guide, monitor principals and receive regular updates on progress of class visits and lesson observations to enhance the exercises of instructional leadership conducted by the principal and advise.

Keywords: Principals’ supervision, principals checking on professional documents, principals’ class visitation, teachers’ job satisfaction, secondary schools

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-14-05

Publication date:May 31^st 2023