Job Satisfaction of the Teachers of the First Three Grades in the Schools Under the Supervision of First Zarqa Directorate of Education from Their Perspective

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the job satisfaction level of the teachers of the first three grades in the schools under the supervision of First Zarqa Directorate of Education from their perspective. The sample consists from 177 teachers. This study was conducted during the academic year (2017/2018). Those teachers were selected through using the simple random sampling method. They were selected from the schools under the supervision of First Zarqa Directorate of Education in Jordan. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were measured. It was found that the job satisfaction level of the teachers of the first three grades in the schools under the supervision of First Zarqa Directorate of Education is moderate. It was found that there isn’t any statistically significant difference - at the statistical significance level of (α ≥0.05)- between the respondents’ job satisfaction levels which can be attributed to (gender, academic achievement and experience). It was found that there is a statistically significant correlation between job satisfaction from one hand and (work environment, teachers’ relationships with the administration, moral and financial incentives & teachers’ relationships with colleagues and society members) from another hand. The researcher recommends improving the physical work environment of the teachers of the first three grades. That shall raise the job satisfaction level of those teachers.

Keywords: Job satisfaction, the first three grades, First Zarqa Directorate of Education

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-24-04

Publication date:August 31^st 2020