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TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR JOB SATISFACTION AND TURNOVER: A CASE STUDY OF SOME SCHOOLS IN SULTANATE OF OMAN

Al Neimi, Rawdha Khalfan.


 

TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR JOB SATISFACTION AND TURNOVER: A CASE STUDY OF SOME SCHOOLS IN SULTANATE OF OMAN

Al Neimi, Rawdha Khalfan.

This research investigates if there is any significant relationship between Basic School teachers' job satisfaction (salary, promotion, recognition, teaching itself, teaching loads and other issues related to teaching) and teachers' turnover in Al-Dahirah, Al-Dakhelya and Muscat. Besides, it studies what could be the main reasons for teachers leaving teaching profession at this particular moment at those regions. Besides, this research has designed a model that could help Omani Ministry of Education generally and specifically at Al-Dahirah, AlDakhelya and Muscat regions in improving issues related to teachers such as knowing what motivate teachers, what could improve teaching and learning; teacher's welfare; voices; concerns and why teachers tend to leave teaching profession. For data collection, questionnaires were distributed to 223 selected teachers at Basic Education Schools at Al-Dahirah, Al-Dakhelya and Muscat regions. For the data analysis, this research has used different advanced statistical analyses such as Principle Component Analysis (PCA) for construct validity. Besides, Measurement Model or Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to determine each factor indicator and predictor that leads to teacher's job satisfaction and the causes of turnover amongst some teachers in Al-Dahirah, Al-Dakhelya and Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The findings of this research show that teachers at Al-Zahira, Al-Dakhelya and Muscat were overwhelmed with teaching and workloads. Their income or salary is less than what they deserved. A strong relationship was found between issues related to teaching and teaching overloads. Therefore, teaching, workloads, salary or income and issues related to teaching were found to be the reasons behind teacher leaving profession or turnover at Al-Dahirah, Al-Dakhelya and Muscat.

This research investigates if there is any significant relationship between Basic School teachers' job satisfaction (salary, promotion, recognition, teaching itself, teaching loads and other issues related to teaching) and teachers' turnover in Al-Dahirah, Al-Dakhelya and Muscat. Besides, it studies...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Al Neimi, Rawdha Khalfan.

مؤلف مشارك : Amzat, Ismail Hussein

بيانات النشر : OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development، 2012مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم الاجتماعية|التربية والتعليم .

المواضيع : Teachers - Sultanate of Oman.

Schools - Sultanate of Oman.

رقم الطبعة : 9

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