Identifying Measures to Promote Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary School
Keywords:
Determinants of job satisfaction, Job dimensions, Job satisfaction, TeacherAbstract
An understanding of teachers’ job satisfaction is needed to
provide overall and different dimensions of job satisfaction
and the effects of individual factors. The overall attitude and
views of teachers toward their working conditions and
profession affect teaching and the quality of the school.
Research on measures to promote teachers’ job satisfaction
in public secondary schools can help us understand teachers’
overall and particular aspects of job satisfaction and provide
scientific grounds for resolving problems. The factors
affecting job satisfaction determine the dimensions and
constituents of teachers’ job satisfaction. Conducive working
conditions, promotional opportunities, fair remuneration,
and teacher empowerment were found to be the major
factors affecting the job satisfaction of teachers. This paper
reveals that most of the factors related to motivation and
hygiene factors in Herzberg's Two-factor theory are
influential on teachers' job satisfaction. Concepts related to
teachers' job satisfaction and factors affecting job
satisfaction were discussed.
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