AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KASHARI NORTH COUNTY, MBARARA DISTRICT, UGANDA

Any nation’s education system is always as good as its teachers, and their professional satisfaction and demographic characteristics directly determines their efficacy and the quality of the services rendered. The study aimed at providing insights into how different demographic variables influence teachers’ job satisfaction in secondary schools of Kashari North County, Mbarara District, Uganda. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between demographic factors and teachers’ job satisfaction. From 245 teachers in ten secondary schools, the study drew data from a sample of 150 teachers obtained with the help of the Statistic Kingdom at a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of 5%. Respondents were sampled sequentially following stratified, proportionate and simple random sampling techniques. A cross-sectional research design was adopted. Data was obtained using structured questionnaires, and data analysis was conducted utilizing frequencies, means, percentages, standard deviation and linear regression. The study findings showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between both years of teaching experience and monthly income range on teachers’ job satisfaction F (2, 141) = 4.256, P