Η επαγγελματική ικανοποίηση των εκπαιδευτικών : διερεύνηση των παραγόντων που οδηγούν σε αυτήν
Job satisfaction of teachers : an investigation of the factors that affect teachers’ job satisfaction
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Abstract
This research study intends to outline the level of job satisfaction among primary school
teachers in Greece. At the same time, the factors related to job satisfaction, such as the nature
of work, supervision, salary, recognition of work, etc., and the effect of each on her, are
examined.
In the first part of the paper, basic terms are clarified and the most important investigations
on the topic of professional satisfaction are mentioned. Then, in the research part of the study,
are presented the results of the quantitative study, which conducted in August- September
2022. The administration of a structured questionnaire with 42 closed-ended questions
contributed to the collection of primary data from a sample of 122 Primary Education
teachers of Greece. The questionnaire was based on the 36 questions of the Job Satisfaction
Survey by Spector (1985), to which, however, 6 questions were added in order to examine
some additional aspects of job satisfaction.
The results of the study show that teachers are generally dissatisfied with their profession
with a tendency to neutrality. The factors that satisfy teachers and are positively correlated
with job satisfaction are the "nature of work", in particular "work with children" and
subsequently, are the factors "supervision" and "relationship with colleagues". On the
contrary, teachers appear very dissatisfied with government decisions, which constitute the
strongest negative impact factor, additional facilities and salary. Regarding demographic
characteristics, it didn't seem to affect overall teachers’ job satisfaction.