Job autonomy and Job Satisfaction of English Instructors in the language Centers of some Private Colleges in Muscat, Oman

Najah Al-Siyabi

doi:10.15344/2455-3867/2016/111

Abstract

The purpose of this study to examine the relationship between teachers’ job autonomy and Job satisfaction. The research also investigated the most critical facets of job satisfaction. Variables in this research were measured via two surveys consisting of 70 English faculty members in the language centers of 6 private colleges in Muscat. Results showed that job autonomy is significantly related to job satisfaction. It also showed that the respondents displayed high level of job satisfaction and job autonomy. In addition, this research found that payment was the less satisfactory aspect among the lecturers. There was no significant relation between the instructors’ experience, gender and their job satisfaction and job autonomy. Finally, this study has educational implications for the managers to set a satisfied environment of working for the instructors.

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Teachers are the key stone of the learning process in all educational fields
The results show that the correlation value (.57) is significant at .000 level of significance, soit is concluded that there is a significant relationship between teachers’ job satisfaction and their job autonomy
It is evident that job satisfaction and job autonomy are crucial issues for the thriving education

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Introduction

Teachers are the key stone of the learning process in all educational fields. They are the strength of a nation since they are the ones who lead the system of education into success or failure. Developing teachers’ career besides satisfying their professions’ needs has been a crucial task among educational researchers, policy makers, practitioners and administrators. Job satisfaction leads to full devotion and commitment. It expresses the extent of matching between the employee’s expectations from the job and the rewards that the job provides [1]. Lots of research efforts have been directed towards teachers’ job satisfaction

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