TY - JOUR
T1 - Job satisfaction among school teachers in Cyprus
AU - Zembylas, Michalinos
AU - Papanastasiou, Elena
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Recent national and international studies carried out in a number of countries have drawn attention to the degree of job satisfaction among teachers. In general, it has been found that context seems to be the most powerful predictor of overall satisfaction. However, given that most of the international studies on teacher satisfaction have been conducted in developed countries, one realizes the need in the available literature for similar research in developing countries as well. This paper examines job satisfaction and motivation among teachers in Cyprus - a small developing country in the Eastern Mediterranean. An adapted version of the questionnaire developed by the "Teacher 2000 Project" was translated into Greek and used for the purposes of this study that had a sample of 461 K-12 teachers and administrators. The findings showed that, unlike other countries in which this questionnaire was used, Cypriot teachers chose this career because of the salary, the hours, and the holidays associated with this profession. The study analyzes how these motives influence the level of satisfaction held by the Cypriot teachers.
AB - Recent national and international studies carried out in a number of countries have drawn attention to the degree of job satisfaction among teachers. In general, it has been found that context seems to be the most powerful predictor of overall satisfaction. However, given that most of the international studies on teacher satisfaction have been conducted in developed countries, one realizes the need in the available literature for similar research in developing countries as well. This paper examines job satisfaction and motivation among teachers in Cyprus - a small developing country in the Eastern Mediterranean. An adapted version of the questionnaire developed by the "Teacher 2000 Project" was translated into Greek and used for the purposes of this study that had a sample of 461 K-12 teachers and administrators. The findings showed that, unlike other countries in which this questionnaire was used, Cypriot teachers chose this career because of the salary, the hours, and the holidays associated with this profession. The study analyzes how these motives influence the level of satisfaction held by the Cypriot teachers.
KW - Cyprus
KW - Job satisfaction
KW - Teachers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=26644468788&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/09578230410534676
DO - 10.1108/09578230410534676
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:26644468788
SN - 0957-8234
VL - 42
SP - 357
EP - 374
JO - Journal of Educational Administration
JF - Journal of Educational Administration
IS - 3
ER -