Four Job Satisfaction’s dimensions of secondary education teachers: An Exploratory Factor Analysis based on a Greek sample

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Published: Oct 15, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/ppej.20412
Keywords:
Job Satisfaction Survey Secondary Education Teachers Exploratory factor Analysis
Konstantinos Lavidas
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6850-5078
Mina Dalapa
Stavroula Dimitriadou
Stavros Athanassopoulos
Abstract

Background

Surveying and assessing teachers’ job satisfaction constitutes an evergreen crosscutting issue.  It deploys the formation of policies that underpin its’ augmentation aiming for enhanced educational outcomes. Internationally there are not many valid instruments that can be used to assess teachers’ job satisfaction. Especially in Greece, research on the reliability and validity of these instruments when applied on teachers is non-existent.

Method

The instrument used was JSS. JSS describes nine (9) dimensions of Job Satisfaction. 177 secondary education teachers in Western Greece took part in this research. Exploratory Factor Analyses was conducted. 

Results

Parallel analyses and principal axis factoring revealed a structure of 4 dimensions of the JSS. Confirmatory factor analysis ascertained this structure that features satisfactory reliability and construct validity.

Conclusions

We could say that the JSS, according to the factorial structure, could be considered an appropriate tool for investigating the JS of teachers in Greece as well. The four -dimensions of the JSS revealed by the answers of Greek secondary education teachers are: teachers’ Payment framework, teachers’ Supervision, Nature of work and teachers’ Communication.

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Author Biographies
Konstantinos Lavidas

Laboratory and Teaching Personnel

University of Patras, Department of Educational Sciences & Early Childhood Education

Mina Dalapa

Postgraduate Student at the University of Patras, Department of Educational Sciences & Early Childhood Education and secondary education teacher

Stavroula Dimitriadou
Postgraduate Student at the University of Patras, Department of Educational Sciences & Early Childhood Education
Stavros Athanassopoulos

Laboratory and Teaching Personnel

University of Patras, Department of Philosophy

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