Demographic Factors and Job Satisfaction Among Teachers in Lower Secondary Schools in Albania

Abstract

A sample of 198 Albanian teachers in lower secondary schools, randomly selected, was used for investigates the relationship between job satisfaction and their demographic factors. The objective of this study was therefore to examine the influence of demographic factors on job satisfaction of teachers in lower secondary, public and private, schools. Descriptive statistics, analyze of variances (ANOVA) and logistic regression analyze were used to analyze the data. The overall finding was that: (i) between job satisfaction among the teachers in lower secondary schools in Albania and their demographic characteristics a significant relationship was identified, (ii) Female teachers declare more satisfied as male teachers (3.97±0.3 vs 2.87±0.41). The teachers` age and work experiences are positively correlated with job satisfaction (p<0.01). The teachers 31-40 year old have about 2.207 times higher chance to be satisfied than the teachers 20-30 (p<0.01) years old and the teachers who have a long teaching period, have about 2.6 times more opportunities to be satisfied compared to the teacher who have work experience <5 years (p<0.01). Civil status of teachers is a demographic determinant with a less influence on job satisfaction. The social-economic factors, property status of school (public or private) and residential area where the school is located (urban or peri-urban/rural), both have no significant influence on job satisfaction among the Albanian teachers in lower secondary schools.