Abstract:
The study examined the effect of occupational stress on job satisfaction among
basic school teachers in the Accra Metropolis. The descriptive survey design
was employed. A questionnaire was used for the data collection. A sample of
three hundred and twenty-two (322) was selected using stratified random
sampling. These were teachers from kindergarten, primary and Junior High
School levels of basic education. Data was analysed using Confirmatory Factor
Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, ANOVA and Independent samples t test. The study revealed that teachers’ workloads, relationships with colleagues
and supervisors, challenges with students, parents and administrators and
challenges in classroom management as stressors that significantly affected
teachers. There are many stress causing factors identified by various researchers
however teacher workload, challenges with students and classroom challenges
are key stressors that play a major role in determining teacher job satisfaction.
These are issues which teachers encounter on daily basis and therefore must be
critically examined. The study recommended that the Ghana Education Service
in collaboration with other agencies in education must equip teachers with
knowledge and skills in Information Communication Technology and provide
them with technology tools such as computers and tablets to prepare their lesson
plans. This would help reduce the workload on planning lessons.
