Job satisfaction level of math teachers in middle schools: A comparison of regular and vocational high schools in Bagcilar, İstanbul

This research has been conducted to compare job satisfaction levels of mathematics teachers in regular high schools and vocational high schools. The satisfaction levels of the participating teachers consist of 7 sub-dimensions and 6 personal characteristic variables. The research utilized the general scan method. The test group consists of mathematics teachers in 17 public high schools in Bagcilar province of Istanbul. These high schools have 95 actively working mathematics teachers, and 81 teachers out of this group were selected randomly to represent a group without bias, which also amounts to 85% of all of the mathematics teachers working in Bagcilar. The following has been concluded at the end of this research: 1. While male teachers are satisfied with their jobs at regular high schools, female teachers are more satisfied at vocational high schools. 2. Married teachers? job-satisfaction levels at vocational high schools are higher. 3. High school math teachers are more satisfied with their jobs in terms of colleagues and administrative practices, while they are less satisfied with their jobs in terms of salary and promotion procedures. 4. In terms of the job-location opportuinities, vocational high school teachers? satisfaction levels are higher than those of regular high school teachers.