Factors that Determine the Level of Job Satisfaction of Instructors in Newly Established Higher Educational Institutions: The Cases of Dire Dawa and Jigjiga Universities
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2008-06
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The expansion of Higher Educational Institutions in Ethiopia can contribute a lot to the national
capacity building and sustainable development o/the country. However, to achieve these
missions special emphasis has to be given towards quality of education Adequately qualified
and satisfied instructors constitute the backbone o/teaching and learning process in general and
especially in addressing education program that target toward the problem of The county.
However, in many higher education institutions an exodus of instructors and lack of good
administrators have exacerbated the current problem of impeding an effective and efficient
education delivery to the students.
In the light o/this, this study is aimed at assessing factors that determine Job Satisfaction of
Instructors in Newly Established Higher Educational institutions: The cases of Dire-Dcwa and
JigJiga Universities and consequently, to suggest solutions to overcome those problems
evidenced in the areas 0/ Academic Management in both universities. Accordingly, the research
focused on describing instructors' job satisfaction vis-it-vis their nature of work, working
conditions, orientation and training, promotion and career development, performance appraisal,
supervision, fringe benefits, governance and administration issues. for the purpose of this study.
a sample 0/160 instructors has been selected using stratified and simple random sampling from
both institutions. To collect the data the researcher used mainly questionnaire, unstructured
interview and observation method.
The findings indicate that instructors al Dire-Dawa and JigJiga Universities expressed
sat is/action with their co-workers, followed by the nature o/the work. However, in both
institutions with regard to working conditions, training, promotion and career development,
supervision, systems of administration and fringe benefits, the instructors seem to be highly
dissatisfied.
Thus, strategies have to be designed by all concerned stakeholders to improve instructors' job
satisfaction and retain them in their institutions to play their professional role to their country.
To this effect, it is important 10 pay urgent attention to improving those factors which lead to job
dissatisfaction in order to enhance instructors performance.
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Established Higher, Educational Institutions