Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Government School Teachers in Nuwara- Eliya District of Sri Lanka

Job satisfaction among teachers has received immense importance in increasing the quality of education. Students' performance in schools will never be improved without teachers' commitment, effectiveness to work at school, and job satisfaction. The teachers in government schools in Sri Lanka are frustrated with their job. This study aims to examine the determinants of job satisfaction among teachers in government schools in Sri Lanka. The study was conducted in the Nuwara Eliya district. A sample of 352 teachers was selected using multi-stage stratified random sampling. Descriptive statistics, principal components factor analysis, and multiple binary logistic regression models were used in data analysis. Descriptive statistics show that most sample teachers are female (65%) and married (62%). The principal components factor analysis extracted two factors labeled as community factors and school factors from 13 dimensions describing teachers' job satisfaction based on eigenvalues. The multiple binary logistic regression model results indicate that community factors, school factors, gender, and educational qualification were significant in the model to explain the teachers' job satisfaction. Further, the odds ratio for community factors is greater than 1 and positively related to Teacher’s job satisfaction. Similarly, School factors too have built a positive relationship. The model predicts the probability of being satisfied for the female is 0.52 while it is 0.21 for the male. The probability of being satisfied for degree holders is 0.02 while it is 0.52 for diplo-matic teachers compared to trained teachers. It is concluded that attention should be paid to community factors and school factors to enhance the teachers' job satisfaction to improve the quality of education.