‘Teacher Job Satisfaction’ and ‘Intention to Leave the Profession’: Does Age Matter?
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2015
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Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) & University of Dar es Salaam
Abstract
This study explored issues on job satisfaction among secondary school teachers on one hand and intention to leave the profession in relation to varying age-groups. A Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) and Intention to Leave Scale was administered to 400 teachers from Musoma municipality in July-August, 2013. A total of 340 respondents (a response rate of 85%) returned the questionnaires which were used for analysis. Teachers aged 25-40 years indicated low level of satisfaction and higher intention to leave the profession compared to teachers aged 40-60+ years. Respondents also indicated the lack of freedom to perform their duties, utilization of their skills, and the way they get along with other co-workers as contributing to their job dissatisfaction. The study results provide a picture on how teachers vary in their satisfaction with the job and suggest for a counter strategy to enhance their job satisfaction with respect to age variations.
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job satisfaction; teacher profession; age; Tanzania
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Masath, F. B. (2015) ‘“ Teacher Job Satisfaction ” and “ Intention to Leave the Profession ”: Does Age Matter ?’, Journal of Education, Humanities, and Sciences, 4(2), pp. 66–75