The Relationship Between School Climate And Teachers‟Work Motivation In Secondary Schools Of Agnwa Zone Gambella National Regional State

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to assess the relationship between school climate and teachers work motivation in secondary schools of Angwaa Zone. To accomplish this purpose, Descriptive survey research design was employed. The research conducted using quantitative methods through questionnaires data gathering tools. The study was carried out under randomly selected seven secondary schools of Angwaa Zone. A total of 136 teachers were included as a sample through simple random sampling technique especially lottery method. Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics using, mean, percentage, standard deviation, and inferential statistics Pearson correlation and regression through SPSS version20. The data gathering instruments were closed ended questionnaire. The finding indicated that school community relation, collegial leadership and teacher’s professionalism contribute most to predicting teachers work motivation. The adjusted R2 value was .984. This indicates that 98.4% of the variance in teachers work motivation was explained by the model. The study shows that there is a significant positive correlation between the school climate and teachers work motivation. As the findings indicate the level of schools climate were at moderate, and not at expected level. Therefore, in order to make school environment condusive; school principal should make periodic survey to determine way in which school climate will be improved; school principals should set professional goals on a regular basis of encouraging teamwork, providing proper feed back to the teachers, effectively sharing decision making responsibilities with staff, helping the academic staff to improve their teaching profession, distributing responsibilities with the other staff members and remain informed with activity the WEO, ZEO and local community should work collaboratively with teachers to promote collegial relationship between teachers within school. Based on the finding intrinsic motivation factor are more important in improving the level of motivation. Therefore, the principals of Agnwaa zone schools should create teachers Recognitions campaign such as “teachers of the month/years”; provide teachers with positive verbal feedback and award for their performance; and create forum for teachers to show their idea and best practice in order to improve the level of work motivation in school. Zone and Woreda education offices should arrange training program for school principals and teachers that focus on motivation and mechanisms to improve teachers’ motivation. Woreda Education office in collaboration with ZEO and REO should work on teachers’ career promotion and advancement to enhance teachers’ motivation level.