ERIC Number: EJ1146716
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Teacher Job Dissatisfaction: Implications for Teacher Sustainability and Social Transformation
Okeke, Chinedu I.; Mtyuda, Pamela N.
Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, v19 n1 p57-68 2017
Teachers play a key role in the social transformation agenda. This agentic position of the teacher implicates an agenda for sustainability programmes that position them for this complex responsibility. A qualitative case study research design was employed to obtain the perspectives of teachers on job dissatisfaction. The researchers followed a semi-structured interview approach to explore teachers' broader understanding on causes of job dissatisfaction among them. Data was interpreted through the narrative analysis model. Results indicate that a lack of resources, overcrowded classes and lack of discipline among learners were serious sources of dissatisfaction among teachers. Administrative issues, lack of recognition by principals and parents for good work done also caused dissatisfaction among teachers in this study. It was also indicative that job dissatisfaction caused disengagement of some teachers with a consequent lack of focus on professional activities and being negative in their job. The study concludes that teacher satisfaction is germane for the sustainability of social transformation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Sustainability, Well Being, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Etiology, Educational Resources, Class Size, Discipline, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Recognition (Achievement), Teacher Motivation, Teacher Morale
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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