JOB SATISFACTION OF GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN CROATIA

Zadovoljstvo poslom važan je indikator osjećane kvalitete života i čimbenik koji ima povratni učinak na kvalitetu rada pojedinca. Prema provedenim istraživanjima zadovoljstvo nastavnika najvažniji je pojedinačni čimbenik obrazovnog uspjeha učenika. Studije temeljene na teoriji samoodređenja ukazuju na korelacije između (ne)zadovoljstva određenim aspektima zanimanja, samoregulirane motivacije nastavnika te motivacije i postignuća učenika. Ovo se istraživanje bavi čimbenicima zadovoljstva nastavnika njemačkoga jezika u Hrvatskoj. Cilj je ovog eksplanatornog istraživanja utvrditi koji čimbenici utječu na (ne)zadovoljstvo poslom nastavnika njemačkoga jezika, a time i na učinkovitosti učenja i poučavanja. Istraživanje je provođeno tijekom skupa Hrvatskog društva učitelja i profesora njemačkoga jezika u listopadu 2015., a ispitanici su bili nastavnici u osnovnim i srednjim školama. Kao mjerni instrument korišten je upitnik konstruiran za prethodna istraživanja zadovoljstva nastavnika u Švicarskoj. Rezultati su pokazali kako je mnogo više čimbenika zadovoljstva nego nezadovoljstva. Čimbenik koji se pokazao kao najznačajniji uzrok zadovoljstva nastavnika rad je s djecom.Job satisfaction is an important indicator of an individual\u27s perceived quality of life. In addition to having an immediate impact on an individual, it also affects his/her quality of work. Research has shown that teachers\u27 job satisfaction is the most important factor influencing students\u27 academic achievement. Some of the studies based on the self-determination theory have pointed out a correlation between teachers\u27 (dis)satisfaction of certain aspects of the job, work conditions and intrinsic motivation, on the one hand, and students\u27 motivation and academic achievement on the other. This study focuses on the factors of satisfaction found with German language teachers. This explanatory research has had two separate aims: one, to identify factors that influence job (dis)satisfaction in teachers of the previously mentioned foreign language, and two, to indicate aspects whose change could result not only in an increase in the level of teachers\u27 job satisfaction but also in an increase in the efficiency of both learning and teaching. The research was conducted via a questionnaire given to teachers during the 23rd International Convention of \u27Croatian Association of German Language Teachers\u27 (October 2015). The subjects of the study were German language teachers working in primary and secondary schools. The research instrument was a questionnaire used in previously conducted studies on job satisfaction in Switzerland. The data analysis has shown fewer factors of dissatisfaction than satisfaction of German language teachers. The one factor confirmed by the study as the greatest cause of satisfaction is working with children, whereas the main factor of dissatisfaction was the (negative) image of the teaching profession held by the public