The Relationship between the School as a Learning Organisation and Teacher Job Satisfaction in General Education in Latvia

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the school as a learning organisation (SLO) and teacher job satisfaction in general education in Latvia. This study also examined teacher job satisfaction depending on the school type (primary, elementary and secondary school), school size, the geographical location of the school, the teacher’s work experience, the teacher’s workload and whether the teacher’s has one or more jobs. A structured questionnaire on the eight dimensions of the Latvian SLO model was used, which was developed within the project, “A model and tool to support the implementation of the approach school as a learning organisation in educational institutions”. The study sample included 478 teachers from 62 general educational institutions in Latvia. A significant relationship was found between all SLO dimensions and teacher job satisfaction in general education in Latvia. A significant relationship was not found between teacher job satisfaction and the school type, the school size, the geographical location of the school and the teacher’s work experience and workload; however, the data reveal that teachers who have almost full-time or full-time employment at school and those who work in only one school are more satisfied with their work.