Abstract
This study aims to examine life satisfaction levels of teachers working in special education institutions in terms of some variables. The study was carried out with 378 teachers working in 18 special education schools of Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education in 2017-2018 Academic Year. Survey model was used in the study. In order to collect the data, Satisfaction with Life Scale, which was developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985), and which was adapted into Turkish by Dağlı and Baysal (2016), were used. Data were analyzed with SPSS program and T-Test and One-Way Anova were applied. According to the results of the study, a significant difference was revealed in favor of female teachers in terms of gender; and in terms of branch variable in favor of the teachers who were graduated from special education field. No significant differences were observed in terms of the support received from colleagues, the support received from managers, salary and age variables.
Highlights
Life satisfaction, which was first proposed by Neugarten in 1961, is defined as positive perception of the whole life in line with the criteria that are determined by the individual (Veenhoven, 1996)
This study aims to examine life satisfaction levels of teachers working in special education institutions in terms of some variables
Life satisfaction levels of teachers working in special education schools showed a significant difference in terms of gender variable in favor of female teachers
Summary
Life satisfaction, which was first proposed by Neugarten in 1961, is defined as positive perception of the whole life in line with the criteria that are determined by the individual (Veenhoven, 1996) In other words, it is defined as the result of comparison of the expectations of the individual with existing conditions (Ozer and Karabulut, 2003; Veenhoven, 1996). According to Ozer and Karabulut (2003), individuals who have high life satisfaction levels consider themselves as valuable, enjoy every activity they do, and look at life in a positive way. When considered in this respect, life satisfaction is the most important determinant of the overall happiness of an individual (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin, 1985). These variables are professional burnout, stress, psychological and physical well-being, job satisfaction and motivation, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and positive personal opinions about life (Hakanen, Bakker and Schaufeli, 2006, Tsouloupas, Carson, Matthews, Grawitch and Barber, 2010)
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