The Degree of Motivation and Job Satisfaction and the Relationship between them Among Governmental High School Principals from their Point of View in the North of West Bank - Palestine

This study aims at identifying the degree of motivation and job satisfaction and their relationship among the governmental schools principals in the Northern West Bank Governorates. Also, it aims at identifying some study variables like (gender, academic qualification, years of experience, and income). To achieve the study purpose, a 81–item questionnaire that consists of two parts has been developed. The first part is about the motivation with four domains (promotion and motives system, appreciation and self-respect, motivating throughout dealing and rewards, and reinforcement); the second is about job satisfaction with four domains (work conditions, wages systems, the relationship with the directorate and training and sessions). The questionnaire was distributed among 302 principals, gathered, codified, entered the computer and statically processed by using the Statistical Package of the Social Science (SPSS). The study findings showed a very high response on the first and second domains of motivation, high on the third one and medium on the fourth with a high degree of responses on the total degree. Similarly, high response on the first, second and third domains of job satisfaction, and low on the fourth with a high degree of responses on the total degree. The study findings showed that there are significant relationships at (α=0.05) level between the motivation and job satisfaction among the governmental schools principals in the Northern West Bank Governorates. Also, the study findings showed that there are no significant differences at (α=0.05) level about the degree of motivation among the governmental schools principals in the Northern West Bank Governorates due to the variables of gender, academic qualification years of experience, and income. Similarly, there are no significant differences at (α=0.05) level about the degree of job satisfaction among the governmental schools principals in the Northern West Bank Governorates due to the variables of gender, academic qualification and income. On the other hand, there are significant differences at (α=0.05) level about the degree of job satisfaction among the governmental schools principals in the Northern West Bank Governorates due to the variable of years of experience in favor of the level of (5-10). According to the study findings, several recommendations have been suggested, including the necessity for more studies about the subject matter, updating the motivating and rewards systems, intensifying the training sessions, engaging the principals in design- making process and increasing the development opportunities.