The Relationship between Transformational Leadership Practice and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Secondary Schools of Jimma Zone

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between teachers' job satisfactions and transformational school leadership practice in secondary schools of Jimma Zone. To achieve the intended objective of the study, descriptive survey research method was used with quantitative and qualitative data collecting approaches. Primary data were collected. Quantitative were collected through questionnaire from 312 sample respondents of teachers and qualitative data were collected through interview from 15 school principals. The collected quantitative data were analyzed in frequency, percentiles, mean and standard deviation descriptive statistical analysis. In inferential statistical analysis, regression analysis and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the relation between the teachers' job satisfactions transformational school leadership practice in secondary schools of Jimma Zone. Based on the analysis made of the study the findings of the study were identified and discussed in the study The first result of the study revealed that level of transformational leadership components were found at moderate level (M= 2.61) respectively. The second result of the study found that the overall level of teachers’ job satisfaction was at moderate level (M= 3.71 and SD= 1.98). The third result of the study showed that the study found that the overall level of transformational leadership practice was at moderate level (M= 2.24 and SD= 0.95). The last result the study identified that there is no significant mean difference between male and female teachers in the included dimensions of job satisfaction except in teachers’ coworkers. The study concluded that transformational leadership practice and job satisfaction had strongly related to each other. Transformational leadership practice should be practiced at the required level of practice in the secondary schools. The researcher recommended that the leaders of the Zonal education office, Woreda education office and schools principals should pay great attention to teachers’ needs.