Repositioning the Factors that Influence the College of Education Tutors ' Job Satisfaction for Sustainable Student-Teacher Preparation
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Keywords: Competitive Salaries, Job-Satisfaction, Promotion, Reposition. Working EnvironmentAbstract
The study examines the factors that influence the college of education tutors’ job satisfaction and repositions these factors for sustainable student-teacher preparation at the Colleges of Education in the Northern Region of Ghana. The design employed is a convergent parallel mixed-methods research approach, utilising a mixed-methods research design that combines both qualitative and quantitative research traditions. The quantitative sampling size of 124 Tutors was determined using Yamane's (1967) formula for determining sample size, while the qualitative sampling size of 16 administrative staff and department heads was determined using the purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires and face-to-face in-depth interviews. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while the qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings were that the following factors do influence tutors' job satisfaction in the colleges: a conducive and healthy working environment ( a mean score of 2.49), a high sense of fulfilment and promotional opportunities (a mean score of 2.51), good relations with colleagues and management (a mean score of 2.90), competitive and adequate salaries and allowances (a mean score of 2.68), adequate teacher learner support materials, adequate staffing (a mean score of 2.45), and availability of professional development opportunities (a mean score of 2.11). To reposition these factors for sustainable student-teacher preparation, college management and governing councils should invest in modern lecture rooms, ICT laboratories, and sufficient teaching and learning materials and they should collaborate with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to get financial clearance to employ more teaching staff and to establish clear, fair, and timely promotion procedures to help tutors envision career growth and fulfilment.
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