Job Satisfaction of Mathematics Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study wastodescribethe level of job satisfaction of mathematics teachers teachingfrom gradeVto gradeXin Kathmandu district and compare the level of job satisfaction of teachers teaching from gradeVto gradeXin Kathmandu district of Nepal with regard to age, gender, qualification, work and income. This is a quantitative research. The research method applied in this study was survey design. The researcher used questionnaire and interview as themain instrument for this study. The data was analysed byusingdescriptive statistics percentage, mean, SD, t-test and one way ANOVA (f-test).Data was interpretedby using Maslow hierarchy of satisfaction level.The findings indicated thatamong the fivelevels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, mathematics teachers' job satisfactionis on basic level i.e. physiological needsisonly satisfied.And the overall job satisfaction was at moderate level. Aspects like age, gender, qualification and work were foundto be moderate level and income was in unsatisfied level. And the aspects like age, qualification, workload and income were found to be statistically significant difference. And there is no significant difference between job satisfaction and gender.Thismeans that the aspects like age, qualification, workload and income have an impact on the level of job satisfaction. And gender does not have impact on the level of job satisfaction. The findings of the research will be helpful for the policy makers and the improvement of raising the level of job satisfaction of teachers' from gradeVto gradeX. It will be helpful for v (Laxmi Tiwari) the future researcher in knowing the facts and also the job satisfaction level of job satisfaction of teachers' teaching from gradeV to grade Xin Kathmandu district of Nepal.