Job Satisfaction among Government and Private School Teachers of Ranchi

Dr. Smritikana Mitra Ghosh Dr. Smritikana Mitra Ghosh

doi:10.25215/0202.070

Dr. Smritikana Mitra Ghosh Dr. Smritikana Mitra Ghosh

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https://doi.org/10.25215/0202.070

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Abstract

In present study the researcher investigated the level of job satisfaction among the private and government school teachers. Total 200 government and private school teachers were taken from Ranchi town. In this research, 100 government and 100 private school teachers, 200 in total, working in different government and private schools were examined. Job satisfaction scale developed by Muthayya (1973) was used to measured job satisfaction. To test the hypotheses ‘t’ test was calculated. Result showed that there was no significant difference between government and private school teachers. Furthermore, it was again revealed that there was no significant difference in the level of job satisfaction of male and female school teachers.

Highlights

Job satisfaction is the contribution of two words -‘job’ and ‘satisfaction’
John (2010), Mehta (2012) and Zilli and Zahoor (2012) studied on job satisfaction among teachers to know whether the perception of job satisfaction among teachers was affected by the types of organization and gender
There will be no significant difference between government and private school teacher

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Job satisfaction is the contribution of two words -‘job’ and ‘satisfaction’. Job is an occupational activity performed by an individual in return for is ward. Job satisfaction may be a resultant feeling of satisfaction which the employee achieves by gaining from the job what he expects from it to satisfy his needs. John (2010), Mehta (2012) and Zilli and Zahoor (2012) studied on job satisfaction among teachers to know whether the perception of job satisfaction among teachers was affected by the types of organization and gender. Suki and Suki (2011) examined on job satisfaction and organizational commitment: the effect of gender on employee perception of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Study revealed that employee’s gender has no significant effect on his/her perception of job satisfaction and men and women have the same level of organizational commitment. The mean difference between the employees of public and private sector on job satisfaction at 0.01 level (t=6.47) while the employees of public sector have exhibited more job satisfaction, the employees of private sector have exhibited relatively less job satisfaction

OBJECTIVES

30 Government school teacher

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