The major factor associated with secondary school teachers‟ decision to leave or to remain in the teaching
profession is their job satisfaction. Their individual feelings may arise as a result of several factors such as
relationship to co-workers, salaries, benefits, educational policies and administration, working conditions,
advancement opportunities, responsibilities within the job, recognition, and so on (Ossai 2004; Ubom & Joshua
2004). Job satisfaction comprises the characteristics of the individual and the situation and the individual‟s
perception of that situation (Sisk, 2008). Heller, Clay and Perkins (2009), discovered that nearly 50% of the
public school teachers sampled in their study were not satisfied with their jobs. Teachers were least satisfied with
finances related to teaching and most satisfied with their co-workers. Teacher job satisfaction has been positively
related to school reform issues such as teacher professionalism, participative decision-making, teacher growth,
and teacher empowerment, perceptions of school climate and workplace conditions, (Ma & MacMillan 1999;
Stockard & Lehman 2004).