TEACHERS MOTIVATION AND JOB SATISFACTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BOKI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE

This study on teachers' motivation and job satisfaction in secondary schools in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State was aimed at determining the relationship between teachers level of motivation and job satisfaction in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. To achieve this objective, three (3) hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Survey inferential design was adopted for the study. Teachers from the secondary schools were used for the study. A total of one hundred (100) teachers who were drawn from the five (5) schools formed the study sample. Questionnaire titled, teachers' Motivation and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TMJSQ) was used to collect data for the study. The data collected for the study were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) and independent t-test (t). Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between teachers' motivation and job satisfaction; again there is no significant difference between male and female teachers in job satisfaction. Based on the findings, it was concluded that motivation and job satisfaction has significant influence on teachers' productivity and performance.