THE EFFECT OF AUTONOMY AND SALARY ON JOB SATISFACTION: A CASE STUDY OF TEACHERS IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN KUWAIT

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating autonomy and salary influencing job satisfaction of teachers in five-top international schools in the State of Kuwait. The research method used in this study was the quantitative research method because of its relevance to conducting social and humanitarian studies. The primary data has been collected with a questionnaire as the main instrument for data collection, which was distributed online by the schools’ management because of (Covid-19) while secondary data has been collected from the most up-to-date articles, Journals, and Books. The study population consisted of male and female teachers from five-top international schools, their number reached (1,890) teachers, while a sample of the study has been determined using the stratified sampling technique the number of the sample reached (370) teachers. Data from the respondents were analyzed using simple regression analysis & ANOVA analysis, and (SPSS) software. The outcomes of the study showed that Autonomy (AUT), Salary (SAL), had significant positive effects on Job Satisfaction (JS). Thus, hypotheses H1, H2, were supported. Results of the analysis revealed that school administration should pay more attention to satisfying both intrinsic and extrinsic factors leading to teacher job satisfaction. The authors recommended that the international school management needs to address the individual's needs and work to satisfy them to achieve Job satisfaction of the teachers, and schools’ administration needs to provide teachers with financial and non-financial incentives to promote and encourage the teachers to do their best in performing their tasks and fulfilling their responsibilities toward the student and their parents.