Influence of teachers’ trade unions on teachers’ satisfaction in addressing working conditions in public secondary schools in Embu county, Kenya
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Date
2023-03-03
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international journal of creative research thoughts
Abstract
Teachers’ good working conditions help in enhancing service delivery and hence good performance. The
study focused on the influence of trade unions membership on teachers’ and principals’ satisfaction with the
working condition in Embu County, Kenya. Embu County has consistently performed posted poor results in
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) The study employed a cross-sectional survey in design
and implementation. A total of 203 teachers and 21 principals participated in the survey. The data were
analyzed using frequency, percentages, mean, standard error of the mean, and simple linear regression. The
study established that teachers (3.94) and principals (3.48) were satisfied trade unions efforts in bargaining
for teachers’good working conditions. There was a positive association between union membership and
teachers' and principals' satisfaction with working conditions. The study found a significant association
between trade union membership and teachers' working conditions satisfaction. The findings implied that
union membership among teachers and principals of teachers would significantly improve their satisfaction.
The study recommended that trade unions should keep up their excellent work of agitating for better working
conditions for their members and that ministry of education to join trade unions to campaign for more
teachers to register with trade unions.
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Research article
Keywords
Union Membership, Trade Unions, Working Conditions, Perceptions, Linear Regression, Kenya
Citation
Mugambi, M. M., Kibaara, T., & Kaberia, I. (2023). Influence of Union Membership on Satisfaction with Motivational Strategies among Teachers of Public Secondary Schools in Embu County, Kenya. International Journal of Professional Practice, 11(2), 104-116.