Teachers’ Job Satisfaction at Hawassa University: Exploring the Influence of Hygiene Factors

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate teachers’ job satisfaction in the College of Education at Hawassa University in relation to hygiene factors. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was employed in this study. Survey questionnaire was administered to 30 teachers selected using a stratified sampling technique, and all were filled out correctly and returned. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean standard deviation, correlation, and linear regression. Findings showed that teachers’ job satisfaction was low. Prominent influential factors were found to be institutional facilities and working conditions, working relations, salary, and benefit packages, and organizational policy and leadership. To reverse the situation, positive measures should be taken with regard to strategies that can improve working conditions, facilities, working relations, teachers’ salaries, and similar benefits. Reducing income tax, reviewing teachers’ salary scales, reconsideration of teachers’ career structure improving benefit packages such as house and transportation allowance, and designing the health and life insurance benefits are recommended.