Job Satisfaction among Jordan's Kindergarten Teachers: Effects of Workplace Conditions and Demographic Characteristics

Autor/in	Abu Taleb, Tagreed Fathi
Titel	Job Satisfaction among Jordan's Kindergarten Teachers: Effects of Workplace Conditions and Demographic Characteristics
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 41 (2013) 2, S.143-152 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-012-0526-9
Schlagwörter	Kindergarten; Physical Environment; Foreign Countries; Job Satisfaction; Marital Status; Parent Participation; Preschool Teachers; Teaching Conditions; Work Environment; Demography; Questionnaires; Student Behavior; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natürliche Umwelt; Ausland; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Familienstand; Elternmitwirkung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Arbeitsmilieu; Demografie; Fragebogen; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The main objective of this study was to examine the job satisfaction levels of Jordanian kindergarten teachers in relation to work-related dimensions and socio-demographic variables. The sample consisted of 264 randomly selected teachers working in private kindergartens in Amman. To meet the study's objectives, a two part questionnaire was developed soliciting information about (1) teachers' age, marital status, and level of education, and (2) level of satisfaction with the physical environment, school relations, working conditions, children's behavior, and parent participation. The findings of this study revealed that Jordan's kindergarten teachers experience an overall "average" level of job satisfaction. While teachers were highly satisfied with their kindergarten classroom physical environments and their relationships within the school, teachers reported average satisfaction levels with their working conditions, children's social behaviors, and parent participation. Significant relations were found between teachers' personal-related dimensions and job satisfaction. Several recommendations are made including a call for regulating the working conditions in the kindergarten private sector in accordance with existing international policies that promote teachers' job satisfaction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10