FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION: ANALYSIS THROUGH PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS

Abstract

The aim of this research paper was to identify the key contributing factors of teachers’ job satisfaction , which has an overall impact on their job performance. In order to obtain the relevant factors , the study used principal component analysis with varimax rotation. For exploring the factors, a self-structured questionnaire was developed and circulated among a sample of 342 teachers working in various public and private schools of state Odisha. The data was collected during the year 2019.The factors were extracted following Kaiser’s criterion  which reveals that there are five major factors having a significant contribution towards teachers’ job satisfaction: 1. Teacher’s Efficacy for Students’ Management , 2. Administrative Support,3.Co-operative Workplace Environment,4.Autonomy in Class Management ,5.Pay and Benefits. There is strong association seen between self- efficacy of teachers and students’ behavior. The study furnishes practical applications to education entrepreneurs, researchers and policy makers in decision-making process. Further, it gives meaningful suggestions to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction and improve their overall performance.