An Investigation into Factors Contributing to Iranian Secondary School English Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction

Autor/inn/en	Soodmand Afshar, Hassan; Doosti, Mehdi
Titel	An Investigation into Factors Contributing to Iranian Secondary School English Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
Quelle	In: Research Papers in Education, 31 (2016) 3, S.274-298 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-1522
DOI	10.1080/02671522.2015.1037335
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Teachers; English Teachers; Job Satisfaction; Gender Differences; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Teacher Motivation; Data Analysis; Teacher Salaries; Principals; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Professional Development; Language Attitudes; Educational Attitudes; Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Factor Analysis; English (Second Language); Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen; Auswertung; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Principal; Schulleiter; Sprachverhalten; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Faktorenanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache
Abstract	This study explored factors contributing to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction of male and female Iranian secondary school English teachers. A Likert-scale 58-item questionnaire was developed which was completed by 210 participants. The questionnaire also included three open-ended questions which investigated participants' motivation and demotivation and required them to suggest ways to address the demotivating factors and improve their job satisfaction. The most teacher motivating factors were found to be (a) imparting knowledge to others, (b) serving the society and (c) having an internal desire to teach. However, analysing the data obtained from the Likert-scale questionnaire and considering the participants' responses to open-ended questions as well as their comments during a focus-group interview, we found that the most demotivating factors contributing to Iranian secondary school English teachers' job dissatisfaction included (a) inadequate salary, (b) principals' inattention to the teachers, (c) not being encouraged to seek professional development, (d) students' lack of motivation to learn English, (e) low occupational and social status. Furthermore, slight differences were found between male and female teachers in relation to factors contributing to their job satisfaction/dissatisfaction. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01