Job Satisfaction of Higher Secondary School and Junior College Teachers: A Case Study of Sonitpur District, Assam
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Not Job satisfaction is the satisfaction perceived by an individual about his or her job. It is a major area of study in the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Due to better performance showed by satisfied workers, it becomes one of the top priorities of the organizations to achieve the desired goals by increasing employees’ satisfaction (Chambers, 1999). A number of studies have been conducted in the field of educational psychology to study job satisfaction. Teaching is regarded as a noble profession and teachers are called the builders of the nation. The teachers are the architect of the future attainment of students. A satisfied teacher can immensely contribute in the development of the students’ personality as well as the nation at large. This study has been designed to explore job satisfaction of the teachers working in higher secondary schools and junior colleges of Sonitpur district, Assam. Random sampling procedure was employed to select the sample of 100 teachers. Data were collected by using “Job Satisfaction Scale” (DJSS) developed by Dr. Meera Dixit. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The major findings revealed that there is significant difference in job satisfaction of the teachers between government and private management higher secondary schools/junior colleges. This study helps to find out some measures to improve job satisfaction of the teachers of different management. Keywords: government management institutions, higher secondary schools, job satisfaction, junior colleges, private management institutions.
Authors and Affiliations
Mr. Dinesh Chandra Das, Dr. Minati Choudhury
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