Examination of the relationship between general self–efficacy perceptions and job satisfaction levels of preschool teachers (Tekirdağ province example)

The aim of this study is to determine whether pre-school teachers' general self- efficacy perceptions are related to job satisfaction levels. The study also aimed to examine teachers' perceptions of self-efficacy and job satisfaction levels by type of university program graduated, institution, high school type graduated, professional seniority and monthly income. The research group of the study, which was conducted according to the relational screening model, consisted of 169 pre-school teachers working in private schools and public schools affiliated to Süleymanpaşa District National Education Directorate in Tekirdağ. Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Fatma Yıldırım and İnci Özgür İlhan and Personal Information Form were used as data collection instruments. SPSS 23 package program was used in the analysis of the data obtained in the study. One-smaple Kolmogorov Smirnov test was performed to determine whether the data showed normal distribution. In addition, descriptive statistics which showing the percentage frequency values of the data, independent group t-test, one-way analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson moment correlation analysis were applied. It was found that there was a significant difference between job satisfaction scale and type of university program graduated, institution, high school type and income level variables of the research group, but there was no significant difference in seniority variable. It was concluded that there were significant differences with the general self-efficacy scale and the variables of institution and high school type graduated of the research group, but there were no significant differences according to the variables of program type, seniority and income level. As a result, a significant relationship was found between pre-school teachers'job satisfaction levels and self-efficacy perceptions.