JOB SATISFACTION OF GRADUATE TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE

Author Name: 1. Mr. W.A.M.G.P.K. Wanasinghe 2. Dr. W.M.S. Wanasinghe

Volume/Issue: 02/01

Country: Sri Lanka

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2021-17242853/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Pulathisipura National College of Education,Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
2. Senior Lecturer, HOD, Secondary & Tertiary Department, Education Faculty, The Open University – Nawala, Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT

Education is one of the broad indicators of development. One of the primary objectives of education is to produce skilled human resources that can overcome developmental barriers. The role of the teacher in achieving that objective cannot be underestimated. Teachers who play an important role in developing knowledge, attitudes and skills of youth can be considered as the pillars of nation. 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 aim of this study is to explore the nature of job satisfaction of the graduate teachers who work at secondary schools of North Central Province. The sample of the study which selected randomly consists 700 graduate teachers who work at 1AB and 1C secondary schools in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts in the North central Province. Further, quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire selecting randomly. ‘Statistical Package for Social Sciences’ (SPSS) 21 version has been used to analyze the collected data. Mean score of ten variables were calculated and t-test were also applied in comparison of job satisfaction according to the gender and school type. 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 national school & the provincial school graduate teachers No significant difference was found between male & female teachers relevant to job satisfaction. And also there was no difference in job satisfaction between 1C school & 1AB school graduate teachers. Finally, it can be concluded that it is important to implement measures to increase the job satisfaction of the graduate teachers by the relevant authority to reap the maximum harvest from the education as expect by the government, educational administrators and principals.

Key words: Secondary school, graduate teachers, job satisfaction, north central province