Title Examining EFL Teachers' Job Satisfaction in Relation to School Organizational Climate Title (croatian) Ispitivanje zadovoljstva poslom nastavnika engleskog jezika u odnosu na školsku organizacijsku klimu Author Lucija Levanić Mentor Anna Martinović (mentor)Mentor Dino Dumančić (komentor)Committee member Lidija Štrmelj (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Anna Martinović (član povjerenstva)Committee member Dino Dumančić (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Zadar Defense date and country 2024-03-14, Croatia Scientific / art field, HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Abstract Teachers' satisfaction with their job, characteristics of work, and working conditions were found as crucial for teachers' quality performance in a classroom (Spector, 1997). Along with the working conditions, the school's organizational climate has been recognized as an important factor contributing to teachers' job satisfaction or dissatisfaction. This study aimed to explore Croatian EFL teachers' self-reported levels of satisfaction with their job and their appraisals of the organizational climates of the schools they worked in. In addition, the study investigated possible relationships between EFL teachers' job satisfaction and their appraisals of their schools' organizational climates, as well as possible relationships between the variables and two continuous variables, including teachers' age and length of working experience. The research sample consisted of 418 Croatian primary and secondary school EFL teachers, and a two-part questionnaire was used to collect the data via online platforms. The results have revealed Croatian EFL teachers' ambivalence towards satisfaction with their job and indicated a moderately positive appraisal of their schools’ organizational climates. Regarding job satisfaction facets, participants reported they were most satisfied with the nature of their job and immediate supervisor but expressed dissatisfaction with their salaries. As for the school organizational climate dimensions, participants rated their autonomy and principal leadership highly, whereas low scores were observed regarding their teaching load. Considering the relationships between the variables, a statistically significant correlation was found between EFL teachers' job satisfaction and their appraisals of their schools' organizational climates. This finding suggests that a favorable school climate increases EFL teachers' contentment with their job, and that teachers who are satisfied with their working conditions are more likely to contribute to the establishment of a favorable school climate. In addition, weak negative correlations were found between teachers' job satisfaction, their age and working experience, suggesting that teachers' job satisfaction slightly decreases as they advance in age and working experience. Finally, weak negative correlations were found between teachers' length of working experience and two school organizational dimensions including Teaching Load, and SchoolFacilities and Services. These findings imply that EFL teachers' attitudes towards their workload and school facilities deteriorate as they become more experienced.
Abstract (croatian) Zadovoljstvo učitelja svojim poslom, značajkama rada i radnim uvjetima pokazali su se ključnim za kvalitetan rad učitelja u razredu (Spector, 1997). Uz radne uvjete, školska organizacijska klima prepoznata je kao važan čimbenik koji pridonosi nastavnikovom zadovoljstvu ili nezadovoljstvu poslom. Cilj ovog istraživanja je bio ispitati razinu zadovoljstva poslom i procjenu školskih organizacijskih klima hrvatskih nastavnika engleskog jezika. Nadalje, istraživanje je istražilo moguću povezanost između zadovoljstva poslom nastavnika engleskog jezika i njihovih procjena školskih organizacijskih klima, kao i odnose između spomenutih varijabli i dviju kontinuiranih varijabli, naimenastavnikovu dob i duljinu radnog iskustva. Uzorak se sastojao od 418 hrvatskih osnovnoškolskih i srednjoškolskih nastavnika engleskog jezika, a autorica je koristila upitnik kako bi prikupila podatke putem online platformi. Rezultati su pokazali dvojakost hrvatskih nastavnika engleskog jezika prema zadovoljstvu svojim poslom. Školsku organizacijsku klimu svojih škola ocijenili su kao umjereno povoljnu. Što se tiče aspekata zadovoljstva poslom, sudionici su izjavili kako su najzadovoljniji prirodom svojeg posla i sa svojim nadređenima. S druge strane, iskazali su nezadovoljstvo prema svojim plaćama. Kada je riječ o dimenzijama školske organizacijske klime, sudionici su najvišom ocjenom ocijenili svoju samostalnost u poslu i vodstvo ravnatelja, dok su svoje nastavno opterećenje procijenili kao prilično zahtjevno. Analizirajući odnose između varijabli, utvrđena je statistički značajna korelacija između zadovoljstva poslom nastavnika engleskog jezika i njihova viđenja školske organizacijske klime. Ovaj nalaz pokazuje kako povoljna školska klima povećava zadovoljstvo poslom nastavnika engleskog jezika i da zadovoljni nastavnici doprinose uspostavljanju povoljne školske klime. Nadalje, uočene su slabe negativne korelacije između nastavničkog zadovoljstva poslom, njihove dobi i duljine radnog iskustva. Ovo objašnjava da zadovoljstvo poslom učitelja engleskog jezika postupno opada kako učitelji stare i stječu radno iskustvo. Naposljetku, utvrđene su slabe negativne korelacije između duljine radnog iskustva nastavnika i dviju dimenzija školske organizacijske klime, nastavnog opterećenja i školskih objekata i usluga. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju da se stavovi nastavnika engleskog jezika prema njihovom radnom opterećenju i školskim objektima pogoršavajustjecanjem radnog iskustva.
Keywords
EFL teachers
job satisfaction
school organizational climate
Keywords (croatian)
nastavnici engleskog jezika
zadovoljstvo poslom
školska organizacijska klima
Language english URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:776222 Study programme Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2024-04-08 09:29:56
