Job satisfaction of teachers employed at occupational state schools

In this research, our purpose is to determine the level of job satisfaction of theteachers working at occupational high schools controlled by National EducationMinistry. For this reason, how the variables as sex, marital status, age, workingexperience, whether the job chosen on self decision or not and monthly net incomeaffect the level of occupational satisfaction of these teachers working at occupationalhigh schools is searched. The research comprises 4 parts. In the first part, a foreword isgiven on the subject of the research. In this part, the nature of the problem is explained.In the second part, the theoretical explanation of the subject is stated. In the third part,thesis studies, the methods and the techniques which were followed and findings aregiven. In the fourth part, results, arguments and suggestions are stated. For this research,a scale composed of two parts, namely Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire andPersonal Information Form, was used and 328 teachers from 20 schools in Istanbulparticipated the research. In the statistical analysis of the research, SPSS program wasused and for determining the meaningful differences between binary groups MannWhitney-U testi; for multiple groups, Kruskal Wallis-H testi was applied. Besides that,in the research, the theoretical basis of the subject, researches made on occupationalsatisfaction, concepts about the subject, the effects of job satisfaction or dissatisfactionand motivational theories are also given.In this research, it was attempted to determine the amount of satisfaction that theteachers get from the schools they work at; from what they feel dissatisfaction; therelation between their social identities and occupational satisfaction. Another aim of theresearch is that, by considering the results reached, educational directors can preparemore convenient working medium for their staff and make them understand the aimsand values of the institutions they work for, and make them highly motivated andtherefore having a beter performance.