Factors Impacting on Teacher’s Job Satisfaction at a Private Higher Education in Situation Zhanjiang, China
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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the satisfaction of teachers in a school and verify the effectiveness of the strategic plan adopted. Research design, data, and methodology: The literature review prefabricated a questionnaire according to the previous maturity scale. After the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were tested and revised, 100 teachers were selected through purposive sampling for the online questionnaire survey. Results: After multiple linear regression analyses of the data, the results showed that the four factors of compensation and salary, respect, training and development, and teamwork had a significant positive relationship with teacher satisfaction. In contrast, work environment and empowerment had no significant correlation with teacher satisfaction. To verify the effectiveness of the strategic plan in improving teacher satisfaction and its influencing factors, 30 teacher representatives were selected to conduct a control experiment before and after the implementation of the strategic plan through a questionnaire survey. Seven teachers were interviewed to understand the changes in teacher satisfaction before and after the strategic plan implementation from a qualitative perspective. Conclusions: This paper validates that a series of strategic plan measures implemented by the school have a significant positive impact on teacher satisfaction and its four influencing factors.
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