Determinants of Job Satisfaction Among Adventist Elementary and High School Teachers, Case of Silang, Cavite, Philippines

Abstract

School’s reputation usually results into students’ academic performance, and thus academic performance sounds as an outcome of teachers’ performance. Moreover, the teachers’ performance is associated with their motivation, which leads to job satisfaction. This study entitled “Determinants of job satisfaction among Adventist elementary and high school teachers” aimed at investigating the determinants of job satisfaction among the highlighted schools. This study is a quantitative study, descriptive and correlation research design as it aimed at describing the phenomenon throughout the study findings and investigates the relationship between variables. As to population size, the target population was 150 teachers from whom the sample size was calculated based on Yamane’s formula which provided a sample of 105 respondents.The research instrument on job satisfaction was borrowed from camp (1994), and the pilot study undertaken to validate the questionnaire. The reliability test indicated that instrument was reliable with α=.774 for job satisfaction, α=.840 for reward and recognition, α= work itself, and α=.710 for supervision. Regarding demographic variables, study revealed that the number of women is greater than the number of men as women represent 71.1% against 28.9% of men from whom 64.4% are qualified whereas 35.6 are overqualified. Respectively with martial status, married teachers represent 75.6% against 24.4 singles. The study observed that 42% of teachers are satisfied with the job design as the mean was 4.3786 and SD of. 11784, whereas 53% confirmed that with a mean of 4.3600, and SD of .52698. Regarding the satisfaction with supervision, the study indicated that teachers are satisfied with a mean 3.4667 and a SD of. 31960 whereas 53% remained uncertain with a mean of 3,2172 and a SD of .60080. Respectively to reward and recognition, the study indicated that there is a significant relationship as the mean was 3.1214 and a SD of .44281. It is recommended to future researchers to  (a) test the same variables with a regression analysis to check out the factors which affect most Adventist teachers’ motivation, (b) use a large sample for the sake of generalizability of findings, (c) study the factors behind a long teacher retention in Adventist educational institutions, (d) investigate how the job design should be restructured as indicated by high variability of perceptions and investigate the leadership style exercised by school administrators as teachers remained neutral on variables—satisfaction with (a) supervision, (b) reward and recognition.