Influence of reward system on teachers’ job satisfaction in public junior high schools at Oforikrom Municipality

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to investigate the influence of reward system on job satisfaction of teachers in public Junior High Schools at Oforikrom Municipality in Kumasi Metropolis. This study employed descriptive survey research design. The population comprised public teachers at basic schools. Purposive sampling was used to select sixty-six teachers from the six selected junior high schools. Questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondents. The pilot-test yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.691. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple regression. The finding revealed that school-based reward system are administered to teachers in junior high schools. It appeared from the study that school-based reward system have a positive influence on teachers job satisfaction. It was concluded that effective reward system has a direct influence on job satisfaction of teachers in public Junior High Schools at Oforikrom Municipality. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service should ensure effective school-based reward system of recognizing teachers who are good performers in order to enhance the teachers output. Also, appreciation and recognition should dully be accorded by the headteachers to the teacher to encourage job satisfaction.