Factors that Determine the Level of Job Satisfaction of Instructors in Newly Established Higher Educational Institutions: The Cases of Dire Dawa and Jigjig Universities
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2008-06
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A.A.U
Abstract
The expansion of Higher Educational institutions in Ethiopia can contribute a lot to the national
capacity building and sustainable development of 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 of leaching and learning process in general and
especially in addressing education program that target foward the problem of the country.
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 of this, this study is aimed at assessing factors that determine Job Satisfaction of
instructors in newly Established Higher Educational institutions: The cases of Dire-Dawa and
Jigjiga Universities and consequently, to suggest solutions to overcome those problems
evidenced in the areas of Academic Management in both universities. Accordingly, the research
focused on describing instructors ' job satisfaction vis-a-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 of 160 instructors has been selected using stratified and simple random sampling from
both instructions. To collect the data the researcher used mainly questionnaire, unstructured
interview and observation method
the findings indicate that instructors at Dire-Dawa and Jigjig a Universities expressed
satisfaction with their co-workers, followed by the nature of 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 slake holders 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 to pay urgent attention to improving those factors which lead to job
dissatisfaction in order to enhance instructors performance.
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Factors, Established, Universities