Authors : Agustin, Noel B.; Balondo, Joeby Boy P.; Bauat, Jhosalyn V.; John Ervin C. Garcia

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 12 - December

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14730623

Abstract : This study analyses the job satisfaction of high school teachers of private schools in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. Some of these job factors cover salary, work life balance, managerial strategies, job tasks and duties, opportunities for career growth, and the surrounding organizational setting. Job satisfaction which implies the feeling or attitude that teachers have towards their work depends on several organizational and individual elements. The study employed survey questionnaire and descriptive inferential sampling and paragraphs focused on 42 respondents selected strategically from six private institutions in Gapan City. Although the work-life equilibrium is believed to be mostly good, the study finds issues concerning management, growth, and salary. It underscores the importance and necessity of tackling these problems in order to enhance teachers’ performance as well as their retention and satisfaction in private schools. Such measures that target the satisfaction of teachers especially in the aspects of income and the prospects of climbing the career ladder will enhance the learning space rather than alter it.

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