Title: The Challenges hindering Tanzania Teachers' Uninon (TTU) on ensuring teachers' job satisfaction in public secondary schools.
Authors: Sumuni C. Michael, Mohamed S. Msoroka, & Romwald Kairembo
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 33-38
Publication Date: 2025/01/28
Abstract:
This study is about the challenges that hinder Tanzania Teachers' Union on teachers' job satisfaction in Tanzania. The areas of study were Ilemela and Nyamagana districts in Mwanza Region. Data were collected through questionnaires, interview and documentary review. A total of 348 teachers and 4TTU district leaders constituted a sample. The study used pragmatic paradigm, mixed-methods approach and explanatory sequential design. Quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. While qualitative data were analyzed by using content analysis. The objective of the study was to examine the challenges hindering TTU on ensuring teachers' job satisfaction in public secondary schools. Data from the field indicated that TTU has not been able to perform well in ensuring teachers' job satisfaction due to government interventions, lack of skills and knowledge of trade unionism among TTU leaders and competition from other teachers' unions. In order to improve TTU performance it was suggested that it is necessary to reform TTU and make it one of the education policy-making organs.