THE CONSEQUENCES OF TEACHING AND JOB SATISFACTION: FEDERATION/UNION, RENUMERATIONS, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS
JONATHAN L. BLACK-BRANCH
DOI: 10.2190/BMY7-ND4D-Y7C0-N3GB
Abstract
This article reports the results of a study that examined the extent to which teachers are satisfied with their profession, while identifying the components and factors most likely to induce satisfaction in the teaching workplace. Specifically, teachers in secondary schools in a large urban board of education were surveyed on issues regarding job satisfaction and their work situation. Subsequently, a small sample of the respondents participated in semistructured interviews. The questionnaire instrument, administered during the quantitative aspect of this study, and the interview guide used in the qualitative component, were developed from a conceptual framework derived from the literature, involving three components thought to relate to teacher satisfaction, namely, the nature of the work, the context of the job, and the consequences associated with teaching. Each of these components was further broken down into individual factors, including: teaching responsibilities, students/parents, work conditions, physical environment, remunerations, federation/union, as well as additional concerns. In sum, teachers are "somewhat satisfied" with their jobs. The strongest relationship reported was between satisfaction and the consequences of teaching, the most important factors specifically relating to federation/union, remunerations, and career development. Conversely, teachers are most "dissatisfied" with student and parent involvement in the educational process.
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