Investigation of Job Satisfaction Levels of School Administrators and Teachers

The main purpose of the research is to determine the job satisfaction levels of school administrators and teachers. The descriptive method based on screening model for revealing the existing situation was used in the study. An attempt to determine the job satisfaction levels of administrators and teachers in educational organizations was made in this research. It was concluded in the research that the job satisfactions of administrators and teachers regarding the management, additional payment, reward, working conditions, workmates, the job itself and communication were mainly at medium-level, and their satisfactions regarding wage and promotion were at low level. The satisfaction or dissatisfaction experienced by school administrators and teachers while working affect the structure and functioning of the school in which they work. Accordingly, it is necessary to establish a school environment in which the job satisfactions of school administrators and teachers are ensured for educational organizations to achieve their objectives. Work saturation has been done in many studies in the related field. However, it is thought-provoking if satisfaction is provided to the schools. Taking all of these into consideration is thought that it would be beneficial to carry out this study