Examination of Job Satisfaction of Graduate Teachers in Secondary Schools

Abstract

Teachers who play an important role in developing knowledge, attitudes and skills of youth can be considered as the pillars of nation in any country. The effect of teacher’s job satisfaction is directly interrelated with the quality and productivity of the job and it is responsible for the organizational and emotional feelings of the teachers which leads to a worker-friendly atmosphere. The objective of this study was to examine the job satisfaction of the graduate teachers working in the secondary schools in North Central Province. Seven hundred secondary school graduate teachers were taken from both Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts as the sample of the research. While the random sampling method was used to select the sample, used a questionnaire as the tool to collect data. SPSS 21 version has been used to analyze the collected data. Applied One Way ANOVA to compare job satisfaction according to service experience period and the nature of first degree qualification. Research findings showed that the secondary school teachers were satisfied slightly with student relationship and their promotion but not satisfied on salary. There was a significant difference in job satisfaction between the service experience and the degree program they had followed: Education, Aesthetic, Art, Commerce, Science and Mathematics. Finally, it can be concluded that it is important to implement measures to increase the job satisfaction of the graduate teachers by the relevant authorities to reap the maximum harvest from the education as expect by the government, educational administrators and principals.