scholarly journals The Organizational Slack of Primary Schools Principals in Minia Governorate and its Relation to Teachers' Job Satisfaction

Author(s):  
Dalia Taha Mahmoud Yousef

       The current study aimed to identify the reality of organizational slack among primary school principals and job satisfaction among primary school teachers, Minia Governorate, Egypt; and to monitor the relationship between organizational slack among primary school principals and teachers' job satisfaction. The study utilized the descriptive research methodology relying on a questionnaire as a study tool prepared by the researcher, which was applied to a sample consisted of 531 teachers in the primary schools in Minia Governorate centers. Results of the study revealed that the level of organizational slack among primary school principals from teachers' points of view were moderate in all dimensions of this axis which were as follows: laws and regulations, administrative and technical tasks, the relationship with colleagues and the relationship with students and that the level of job satisfaction among primary school teachers in Minia Governorate centers from teachers' points of view were high in the dimension of the nature of work inside the school; while it was moderate in the dimensions of laws and regulations regulating work and the relationship with principals, in addition it was law in the dimension of salaries, rewards and promotions. Results also indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship at the level of (α ≥0.001) between the organizational slack and job satisfaction dimensions in primary schools in Minia Governorate centers at a moderate level from teachers' points of view.

Author(s):  
Emily Jepkoech Koros ◽  
John M. Momanyi ◽  
Carolyne K. Chakua

Teaching profession has been hit by high teacher turnover and attrition resulting in shortage of teachers in primary schools. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of occupational stress on job satisfaction among primary school teachers in Nandi County, Kenya.  The main objective was to find the relationship between occupational stress and job satisfaction. This study adopted the explanatory survey research design. The study targeted a total of 1652 primary school teachers. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 312 teachers. The main data collection instrument was a questionnaire for the teachers. The data collected was analysed through the use of SPSS by regressing and correlating occupational stress and job satisfaction in order to determine the strength of the relationship. The study results indicated that there was a positive relationship between occupational stress and job satisfaction (β = .527, p = .000). The coefficient of determination (R2 =  .452) for the estimated model indicated that 45.2% of the deviations in occupational stress contribute towards job satisfaction among  primary school teachers. A majority of the primary school teachers are dissatisfied with teaching and if given an opportunity would leave teaching for other professions. The study recommends that it is imperative of government and other stakeholders in education to ensure a high level of career satisfaction for highly qualified and experienced teachers.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2462
Author(s):  
Yasin Hiçyılmaz ◽  
Necla Şahin Fırat

This study was carried out in order to analyse the primary school teachers’ perception of the cultural leadership behaviours of the primary school principals regarding the personal and vocational qualities of the principals and certain features of the school in which they work, and in order to develop suggestions based on the findings. “The Scale for Cultural Leadership Behaviours of the School Administrators” Yıldırım (2001) was used as data collection tool.  The scale tool used in the study was applied to 859 teachers working in randomly selected 51 primary schools in four central districts (Konak, Buca, Karşıyaka and Bornova) of İzmir-Turkey. Arithmetic average, standard deviation, t- test, ANNOVA and Scheffe Test were made us of in the analysis of the study. These findings were attained in the study: The perceptions of the primary school teachers for the cultural leadership behaviours of the primary school principals are at a good level. The perceptions of the primary school teachers for the school principals’ cultural leadership behaviours indicate significant discrepancy in terms of gender, age, training of educational administration and school type variables. However, the perceptions of the primary school teachers for the school principals’ cultural leadership behaviours indicate no significant discrepancy in terms of vocational seminars or school size.  


Author(s):  
Abba Yangaiya Salisu

The study focuses on the influence of post primary schools teacher’s Job Satisfaction and Empowerment on turnover intention in Katsina state Nigeria. Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ), Empowerment Questionnaire (EQ) and Turnover Intention Questionnaire (TIQ) were used to get the data used in this study. All the questionnaires were adopted and adapted. The data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis via SPSS version 20.0. The results indicate that the independent variables influences turnover intention of post primary school teachers (R2 .51). In addition, among the independent variables, Job satisfaction best influences turnover intention of post primary school teachers.  The results would be useful to the stakeholders as before now few studies were conducted in the area in Nigeria in general and Katsina state in particular.


2021 ◽  
pp. 089202062110194
Author(s):  
Aida Mokhtar ◽  
Vatimetou Mokhtar Maouloud ◽  
Asafa Kafayat Omowunmi ◽  
Mohamad Sahari bin Nordin

The aim of the paper is to establish the mediating role of teachers’ self-efficacy in the relationship between teachers’ job satisfaction and teachers’ commitment of primary school teachers in Malaysia. Although several scholars have established the relationship between teachers’ commitment and job satisfaction, this is the first study that tests the mediating effect of self-efficacy in the relationship of job satisfaction and teachers’ commitment in primary schools in Malaysia using motivation-hygiene theory. The research study used a validated questionnaire on a sample of 984 teachers and the research questions in the study were addressed by using structural equation modelling. The findings were that self-efficacy significantly mediated the relationship between primary school teachers’ commitment and job satisfaction, both teachers’ commitment and self-efficacy had significant and direct impacts on the job satisfaction of primary school teachers and the presence of self-efficacy enhanced teachers’ commitment and improved the job satisfaction of primary school teachers in Malaysia. It is clear that teachers needed to be communicated on the importance of having greater self-efficacy for better commitment and job satisfaction. As the study used a cross-sectional research design that was quantitative-oriented, in future, interviews could be adopted for a more inductive examination of teachers’ job satisfaction, self-efficacy and commitment. The primary schools in Malaysia should consider the role of self-efficacy in improving job satisfaction among teachers in Malaysia by adopting strategies that would enhance teachers’ self-efficacy so as to spur them to perform better at their jobs.


Author(s):  
Arun Kumar

<em>In this study, the researcher has tried to identify the relationship of five dimensions of emotional intelligence (Self-Awareness, Managing Emotions, Emotional Maturity, Empathy and Social competency &amp; social skills) with job-satisfaction. 400 primary school teachers were randomly selected from 150 primary schools of district Meerut.  Self prepared Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Scale’ (TJSS) developed by Dr. J.P. Srivastava and Dr. S.P. Gupta was used.  The data was analyzed with the help of SPSS-17 programme. The results of the study indicate that Emotional Intelligence is important have significant positive relationship with job satisfaction. Among all the five dimensions (self-awareness, managing emotions, maturity, empathy and social competency &amp; social skills) only managing emotions and maturity play major role in prediction of job satisfaction than the self awareness, empathy and social competency &amp; social skills, it means that emotional intelligence is good predictor of job satisfaction for primary school teachers. </em>


2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Afit Fatimah

Abstract: Preliminary study in several Government Primary Schools indicates a number of Primary Schoolprincipals have low degree of professionalism and some others have high degree. Based on this fact, this researchformulated a problem if there is an effect of the principal’s professionalism towards the job satisfaction of thegovernment primary school teachers. This quantitative research was performed in Kedaung Angke, Sengkareng,West Jakarta as from 1 through 30 April 2014 employing survey method with correlational technique.The variablesobserved was the principal’s professionalism (X) and the government primary school teachers’ job satisfaction (Y).Based on the statistical analysis the research concluded, there is a significant effect of the principal’s professionalsmtoward the government primary school teachers’ job satisfaction. The principals, therefore, are suggested to improvetheir professionalism to support the maximal attainment of their teachers’job satisfaction. Keywords: job satisfaction, professionalism, principal, teacher


2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salih Zeki Genç

The purpose of the study was to evaluate teachers’ views about the level of practice of democratic values by primary school principals. Participants were 300 primary school teachers from four different regions of Turkey. The data were collected through a questionnaire, and analyzed by using t test and ANOVA tests. Results indicate that gender, educational level, and membership of a union make a difference in terms of practicing democratic values. Furthermore, some meaningful differences were noted in the subdimension of the questionnaire depending on the teachers' professional experience and on the present number of students as variables.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merike Darmody ◽  
Emer Smyth

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors associated with occupational stress and job satisfaction among Irish primary school principals. A principal’s job has become increasingly demanding and complex in recent decades. However, there is little current research into their levels of stress and job satisfaction, particularly based on nationally representative data. In order to understand how principals perceive their job and how best to support them, new insights into factors contributing to job satisfaction and stress of school principals are warranted. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on an analysis of Growing up in Ireland data, a national representative study of nine-year-old children in Ireland. In order to explore the simultaneous impact of individual and school factors on stress and job satisfaction of principals in Irish primary schools, multivariate analysis was used. Analyses in this paper are based on responses from principals in 898 schools. Findings – The results of the study indicate that a significant number of primary school principals in Ireland are not very satisfied and feel stressed about their job. Regression analysis revealed that job satisfaction and occupational stress were related to a complex set of personal characteristics, working conditions, school context and teacher climate. Research limitations/implications – The data are limited to primary school principals. However, this is in itself an advantage since it allows for greater insights into variation across principals in job satisfaction and stress, holding the effect of school level constant. Originality/value – This is the first study of its kind in the Irish context that explores the simultaneous effect of a number of factors on school principals’ stress and job satisfaction.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (47) ◽  
pp. 11694-11704
Author(s):  
Bhadab Hembram

This research aims to study the relationship between Teacher Competence and Job satisfaction of Primary Teachers in relation to school climate. This case will be examined through quantitative research made in sample of 142 primary school Teachers in Jajpur, Odisha. In the present study, the researcher has used Google Form to collect the data from Primary school Teachers. The tool was a 3 points Likert scale having 20 items in it. For hypotheses testing, inferential statistics such as ‘Chi-Square test' was employed. The study confirms that There is no the relationship between Teacher Competence and Job satisfaction of Primary Teachers in relation to school climate.


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