Abstract:
The aim of this study was to assess how basic school teachers’ job satisfaction relates to their productivity in the
Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive design was employed in
conducting the study. The population covered all the Basic School teachers in the Asante Akim South District.
The sample size was 217, made up of 179 males and 38 females. A questionnaire was used to collect data from
respondents. Data analysis was done, using frequency and percentage counts as well as the Pearson Product
Moment correlation. Key findings of the study indicated that majority (71.9%) of the respondents perceived that
the government’s District Best Teacher award scheme only motivates a few teachers at the expense of the
majority of teachers. Teachers’ level of job satisfaction shows a strong positive correlation with teacher
productivity (r = 0.870, p = 0.020). In order to enhance teacher job satisfaction and productivity, it was
recommended that the District Best Teacher award scheme should be made to cover at least 20% of teachers in
the district instead of an individual so that majority of them would not feel unmotivated, neglected and
unrecognized. Government should make teacher promotions and salaries relatively equitable and competitive
with that of workers in other analogous institutions in the country in order to enhance their job satisfaction and
productivity.
