Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turnover Intentions in Malawi: A Quantitative Assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-226
Author(s):  
Fatsani Thomas Kafumbu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teacher Turnover ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Analytic Design

This study aimed at uncovering the link between levels of job satisfaction with turnover intentions among teachers with the aim of broadening the knowledge base with regard to teachers’ welfare in public secondary schools in Malawi. In the empirical investigation, a correlational-analytic design was used. The stratified random sample consisted of 120 secondary school teachers and it was found that most teachers had a moderate level of satisfaction with their work. Furthermore, it was found that job satisfaction among teachers was related to their turnover intentions and that demographics had a significant influence on this relationship except for school type.

The Influence of Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence on Academic Performance With Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110323
Author(s):  
Sonika Singh ◽  
Piar Chand Ryhal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Northern India ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the influence of teachers’ emotional intelligence (EI) on academic achievement and outlined the model with the mediating effect of job satisfaction (JS) between the EI and academic achievement. Survey method was employed to collect the information from 728 secondary school teachers belong to Himachal Pradesh, a state of Northern India, through various statistical tools. The results of the study showed that teachers’ emotional abilities were significantly and positively associated with academic achievement of students and showed R2 61% variance in academic achievement. The relationship between EI and academic achievement of students is partially mediated by JS.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Organizational Agility, Innovative Work Behaviors, and Job Satisfaction Among the Second-grade High School Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Azim Omidvar ◽  
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Adel Zahed ◽  
Mehdi Moeinikia ◽  
Ali Khaleghkhah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Organizational Agility ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Innovative Work

Objective: The present study explored the relationship between organizational agility, innovative work behaviors, and job satisfaction in second-grade secondary school teachers in Ardebil City, Iran. Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this research was all secondary school teachers in Ardebil City, Iran, in the academic year of 2016-2017. Among them, 129 teachers were selected by cluster random sampling method. The research tools were the Organizational Agility Scale (Zhang et al., 2000), the Innovative Work Behavior Questionnaire (Holman et al., 2011), and the Job Satisfaction Scale (Berifield et al., 1951). Data analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis method. Results: The obtained results indicated a significant positive correlation between organizational agility, innovative work behaviors, and teachers' job satisfaction. Furthermore, the results of regression analysis revealed that roughly 0.42% of the total variance of job satisfaction was predicted based on organizational agility and innovative work behaviors (P<0.001). Conclusion: The obtained results suggested that organizational agility and innovative work behaviors were related to the prevention of teachers' job satisfaction, which calls for the attention of authorities and educators to these variables.

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