A path analysis of teachers' levels of job satisfaction, morale, and teaching performance in selected special schools in Metro Manila

• Main Author: Lee, Shan-Shan (Sarah)
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Teacher morale; Teachers > Job satisfaction; Special education teachers
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3261
• Institution: De La Salle University

This descriptive-correlational study sought to determine the teachers levels of job satisfaction, level of morale and teaching performance in selected special schools in Metro Manila. In this study, the level of job satisfaction has four areas to be considered such as compensation, opportunities for professional advancement, general work conditions and collaborative and interpersonal relationship level of morale has three areas to be considered such as cohesive pride, leadership synergy and personal challenge teaching performance has three areas to be considered such as knowledge, attitude and skill. The study involved 108 special education teachers, who were, at the time of the study, employed in seven public schools with SPED centers and three private special schools in Metro Manila. The research instrument used in this study was survey questionnaire, which was modified by the researcher. This was done so that the instrument is suitable to the objectives of the investigation especially since it is adapted from other research. The findings of the study provide a better understanding of the respondents basic personal information such as age, gender, and civil status, educational background, length of teaching experience, class size and salary, and how these variables can affect the special education teachers job satisfaction, morale and teaching performance. Further, data show that there is a significant relationship among special teachers levels of job satisfaction, levels of morale and teaching performance and the teachers age and class size. There is, however, no significant relationship between the level of morale iii and teaching performance, and the teachers the gender, civil status, educational background, and length of teaching experience. It is recommended that special education teachers undergo a development program that will encourage them to attend conferences, seminars and other related activities or service in special education to widen their knowl