The Influencing Factors And Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Job Performance Of Primary And Junior Secondary School Teachers

Over decades,Malian primary and junior secondary school teachers have gone through work stoppages,strikes,and demonstrations claiming better living and working conditions.These incessant claims have caused the loss of much learning and teaching time and are charged being one of the causes of students’ failure.This study examines the factors influencing Malian primary and junior secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction and establishes the correlations between their job satisfaction and job performance.The research focuses on the district of Bamako and Kita.We used a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to examine the factors influencing Malian primary and junior secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction.The quantitative phase consisted of five hundred and twenty(n=520)teachers selected using stratified random sampling techniques.In contrast,the qualitative phase consisted of twenty(n=20)participants who were purposively selected from the quantitative phase based on their level of dissatisfaction.One-way analysis of variance(ANOVA)and t-test,Chi-square analysis,Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin(KMO)was carried out to gather evidence to decrypt factors influencing primary and junior secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction and establish the relationship between performance and satisfaction.We also used qualitative data to impart a depth of perspective on teachers’ job satisfaction.Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data collected from the interviews.Overall,the findings showed that most of the teachers(51%)were not satisfied with their job.And the factors that accounted for this dissatisfaction were the Administrative management system,the Salary,the Working conditions,Students’ Success,Recognition,and Professional development.While,Inter-personal relationships,Nature of work,and responsibility were reported positively affecting teachers’ job satisfaction.The qualitative findings further confirmed the quantitative results on the teachers’ life experiences and job satisfaction.Overall,three socio-demographic factors were significantly associated with job satisfaction among teachers in Mali.Gender,region,and place of work were significantly associated with job satisfaction among teachers in Mali,whereas qualification,length of service,age,and marital status were not associated with job satisfaction.The study showed that urban teachers are more satisfied with their job than rural teachers.The study also found a significant correlation between teachers’ general level of satisfaction and their job performance.It showed that the more satisfied teachers are,the better students’ academic performance in Mali.