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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-832-0-0017

JOB SATISFACTION OF TEACHERS WORKING AT SLOVAK ETHNIC SCHOOLS IN HUNGARY

Mária Ďurkovská, Michal Kentoš

Job (dis)satisfaction is an important part of overall satisfaction with life. It is particularly important in the teaching profession, as the lack of teachers‘ job satisfaction is often associated with work‑related stress and burnout. Good social relationships can improve the level of job satisfaction of teachers. The aim of this paper is: 1.) to find out whether there is a link between job satisfaction and the quality of social relationships; 2.) to find out if there is any correlation between job satisfaction and gender, age categories and school types of the teachers. Methods: In this paper, the authors analyse data from a questionnaire survey conducted in 2019, using a sample of 139 teachers of Slovak ethnic schools in Hungary. Statistical analyses: Relations between job satisfaction, gender, age (work experience) and type of school are verified by non-parametric tests. Correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation of social experience and job satisfaction. Results: We found a strong correlation between job satisfaction items and the items of relationships of teachers and their students, colleagues and management. Furthermore, the analysis results show that the teachers’ gender was not significant in terms of job satisfaction. Considering the type of school and the age, statistically significant differences weren´t found between the groups. Within the groups themselves, the highest job satisfaction appeared in case of teachers of bilingual schools and 36 – 50 year old teachers.

Keywords: job satisfaction, Slovak teachers, Hungary, social interactions, age, gender

pages: 17-24, online: 2022



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