Description
Theoretically, Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory hypothesizes job satisfaction to be influenced by a
host of factors among them the work environment. The study, therefore, sought to determine the
influence of work environment on job satisfaction among public secondary school teachers in
Nakuru West Sub County, Nakuru County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey
research design and targeted 326 teachers from 9 public secondary schools in the area. Using
data collected through pretested structured questionnaires from 150 randomly selected teachers,
the study established that work environment (β = 0.476; p ≤ 0.05) significantly influenced job
satisfaction among school teachers implying that improvements in the work environment would
necessarily raise their levels of job satisfaction. Therefore, the study recommends that the school
management together with other stakeholders should do more to improve the working conditions
and state of facilities and also provide adequate teaching and learning materials.
Keywords: Job satisfaction, work environment, working conditions, state of facilities
