Perceptions of Stakeholders about Job Satisfaction of Secondary School Teachers: A Qualitative Study

The present study attempted to analyze perceptions of stakeholders i.e. SMC (school management committee) members, representatives of administration and senior head-teacher about teachers job satisfaction. The data collection strategy was a focus group discussion arranged in five tehsils of district Naushahero Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan. The main themes included to explore perceptions of stakeholders about job satisfaction were: Salary and allowances, relationship with parents, community members and colleagues, recognition of teachers’ work, level of physical conditions, description of culture at school, initiatives to increase the satisfaction level of teachers of Interior Sindh, civil society, and performance of teachers. The respondents of focus group discussion identified the problems and issues in the school system that are hurdle in school improvement; Low level of physical facilities in secondary schools, political interference in teachers’ transfer and posting, unacceptable behavior of their heads and senior teachers towards junior teachers, Nonexistent or insufficient teaching resources, lack of inspiration by the head-teacher and lack of opportunities for professional development. It was recommended that district administration should fulfill the role of monitoring the physical facilities of the schools. Remunerations and advance salary on higher educational background should be considered for the social and economic status of the teachers. School management committee should be made functional in order to improve relations between school, teacher and communities and political influence may be eliminated in posting and transfer of the teachers on merit