THESIS TITLE: Influence of Delocalisation on Job Satisfaction of Delocalised Head teachers in Public Primary Schools in Bumula Sub County, Bungoma County

STUDENT’S NAME: Peter Khisa Sikuku

SUPERVISORS

1. Jane Barasa
2. Sarah Likoko

ABSTRACT

Delocalisation of teachers in Kenya came into effect in 2018 when long serving head teachers, and later deputy head teachers were transferred to stations outside their home counties. These involuntary transfers were followed by numerous detestations and some teachers actually quit the profession because of reasons the employer failed to listen to, such as age, health conditions and family matters. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of delocalisation on job satisfaction of delocalised head teachers in public primary schools in Bumula Sub County, Bungoma County under the following objectives: to establish the effect of family attachment on the delocalised head teachers’ job satisfaction; to establish the effect of school location on the delocalised head teachers’ job satisfaction and to examine the effect of social interactions on the delocalised head teachers job satisfaction. Descriptive survey research design was used. The study targeted all the 41 delocalised head teachers in public primary schools in Bumula Sub County. Purposive sampling was employed to select all the 41 delocalised head teachers as the main respondents. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of frequency counts, percentages and presented in tables. Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation was computed. Inferential statistics using Chi-square statistics, ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used to ascertain the association between the independent and dependent variables. Linear regression was performed to come up with the equation of the relationship. The study discovered that family attachment, school location and social interactions had a significant effect with the delocalised head teacher’s job satisfaction. The findings of the study recommended that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and Ministry of Education (MoE) should involve stakeholders in the coming up with the policies and also carry out sensitization drives about change management. Furthermore, the Ministry of Education (MOE) should come up with better strategies of enhancing teacher motivation and satisfaction. Stakeholders such as the teachers and community should be sensitized about the advantages which they can accrue from having good relationships with delocalised personnel.