Job and Life Satisfaction of Government School Women Teachers
Keywords:
Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Women, School TeachersAbstract
A teacher, who is happy with her job, plays a pivotal role in the upliftment of society. Job satisfaction implies the overall adjustment to work situation. Life satisfaction refers to person’s general happiness, freedom from tension, and interest in life. It is defined as the function of actual physical fitness perceived by an individual. It is a measure of well-being and may be assessed in terms of mood, satisfaction with relations, with others and the like. A study was carried out among 100 teachers in pollachi district to assess their level of job and life satisfaction. It was found that there exists a medium level of satisfaction among the Government School Teachers. The personal variables namely area of residence, monthly income, family income, spouse, distance to school, designation, classes handled have a highly significant differences with level of job satisfaction. The variables namely area of residence and classes handled have a highly significant differences with the level of life satisfaction.
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