Job Satisfaction of Physical Education & Sports Teachers in Fiji

Abstract

Job satisfaction is a set of optimistic or pessimistic feelings and emotions employees have about their jobs. Satisfaction refers to a group of behaviours that employees exhibit concerning their jobs. The current study looked at the differences between gender (male and female physical education and sports teachers) and school location (urban and rural) in job satisfaction—the Santhappan. S (1987) satisfaction questionnaire was used to collect data for the descriptive study. The information was gathered from 100 physical education and sports teachers in Fiji. The descriptive and inferential analysis yielded the conclusions; the hypotheses were tested using the Independent T-Test and correlation in SPSS. Teachers were usually content with their jobs. Male teachers were happier than their female counterparts. There was no significant difference in work satisfaction between urban and rural teachers; experienced teachers were more satisfied than inexperienced teachers.