Measuring Employees' Commitment through Job Satisfaction: Perception of Public Primary School Teachers

Pakistani primary schools lack facilities (Ahmed, Rauf, Rashid, Rehman, and Salam, 2013) because teachers are facing problems in the discharge of their duties and are under pressure putting their academic proficiency at stake and the situation needs to be investigated. [...]this study was designed t...

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Published in:Bulletin of education and research 2017-06, Vol.39 (1), p.129
Main Authors: Shaukat Ali Raza, Nazir, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Elementary School Teachers
Foreign Countries
Interpersonal Relationship
Job Satisfaction
Primary Education
Public School Teachers
School buildings
Studies
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Persistence
Work Environment
Working conditions
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Summary:Pakistani primary schools lack facilities (Ahmed, Rauf, Rashid, Rehman, and Salam, 2013) because teachers are facing problems in the discharge of their duties and are under pressure putting their academic proficiency at stake and the situation needs to be investigated. [...]this study was designed to explore the job satisfaction of public primary school teachers and consequently find their job commitment by answering the following questions: 1. The main reasons behind reduced satisfaction of teachers owing to their difficult work conditions are deficient work facilities (Alemi, 2014). [...]a conducive work environment at school is much important in job satisfaction of primary teachers. [...]affective commitment (love for the job) is a strong emotional attachment to job/organization that increases job satisfaction. [...]continuance commitment (fear of job loss) is a fear of job loss that could be greater than the benefit one can get out of the new job.
ISSN:0555-7747