A Study of Job Satisfaction and Factors that Influence it

Abstract

The present study examines specific organisational and teacher variables commonly associated with job satisfaction. The organisational variables include satisfaction with school climate, satisfaction with opportunities to assume a leadership role at the school, satisfaction with the degree of teacher participation in school decision making and satisfaction with pay etc. Teacher variables include personal/demographic characteristics and individual/psychological variables (satisfaction with ability to influence student learning, satisfaction with degree of attainment of professional goals etc.). In the present study, a statistical model is used to examine the relationship between these factors and teacher job satisfaction. The investigation of the variables associated with teacher job satisfaction can be expected to provide the basis for planning and policy decisions aimed at enhancing teacher work commitment and reducing turnover. Unlike some demographic and school-level variables, organisational variables can be influenced in the framework of a school restructuring and/or improvement plan.