Date of Award

2016

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic understanding of job satisfaction among elementary teachers in Saudi Arabia. A quantitative study was used to identify the demographic variables of teachers that have impact on their levels of job satisfaction. The study sampled 400 teachers in the elementary public school in Najran City, Saudi Arabia. A total of 81% of the 400 (324) participated in the survey; of the 342 taking the survey, 288 were valid and were analyzed for the purpose of the five null hypothesis of this study. The instruments used were (a) a demographic and background questions developed by the researcher, and (b) the Job Descriptive Index ([JDI]; Smith, Kendall, & Hulin, 1969; Smith et al., 1987), which was translated into Arabic and validated by Maghrabi (1990). The dependent variables of the study were the six subscales of the JDI: present work, present payment, opportunities for promotion, supervision, co-workers, and job in general. The independent variables of the study were six demographic variables including years of experience, gender, level of Education, marital status, and family size. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test was applied to see if significant differences existed between teachers in each six subscales of job satisfaction based on the independent variable being examined for each null hypothesis. The major findings of the study were (a) a significant difference existed between teachers based on years of experience in present work and present pay; (b) a significant difference existed between teachers based on gender in present work, co-workers, and job in general subscales as female teachers were more satisfied than male teachers; (c) a significant difference did not exist between teachers based on level of Education; (d) a significant difference did not exist between teachers based on marital status; and (e) a significant difference did not exist between teachers based on family size. Several recommendations to help improve job satisfaction of teachers were suggested.

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