A Comparison of the Perceptions of Secondary School Teachers’ Satisfaction about their Jobs

Abstract

Job satisfaction is the key aspect of human nature. It is assumed that teachers show less satisfaction than any other organization in developing countries like Pakistan. This study compares the level of job satisfaction between male and female secondary school teachers. Six facets of job satisfaction were developed to compare gender, age, teaching experience, and location of the school with teachers’ job satisfaction. The population comprises all public sector secondary school teachers working in district Lahore, Pakistan. Three hundred and twenty two secondary school teachers were randomly selected from sixty public sector secondary schools. Data were collected personally. Job Satisfaction Scale for Teachers (JSST) was used for this purpose. One way ANOVA and t-test were applied. The results are interpreted in the context of Pakistan. Findings of the study suggested that female teachers were more satisfied with work and supervision aspects of job as compared with male teachers. No significant difference was found in the job satisfaction between science & arts and urban & rural school teachers. Age and work experience did not explore the job satisfaction difference in teachers. Further studied may be conducted to explore the impact of job satisfaction on students achievement. Based on the findings recommendations are presented.