ERIC Number: EJ893595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1598-1037
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Chinese Middle School Teacher Job Satisfaction and Its Relationships with Teacher Moving
Chen, Junjun
Asia Pacific Education Review, v11 n3 p263-272 Sep 2010
This study examined teacher job satisfaction in Chinese middle schools from the aspects of school, community, and life and the relationships between these factors and teacher moving. A convenience sample of 294 teachers was approached through a 35-item questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Three major results were found: (1) Chinese middle school teachers were dissatisfied with their job in general. (2) Younger, less-experienced, junior teachers were more satisfied. Most groups of teachers were more satisfied with their working conditions, but less satisfied with income. (3) The sub-factors of leadership, professional opportunities, working conditions, and income had significant relationships with teachers' future career planning. The reasons contributing to job dissatisfaction and teacher retention in schools are discussed.
Descriptors: Career Planning, Middle Schools, Income, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Persistence, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Age Differences, Teaching Experience, Teacher Salaries, Teaching Conditions, Professional Development, Correlation, Leadership
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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