<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In A high level of satisfaction with a job influences the effectiveness and increases the quality of performed tasks. In the case of physical education teachers it is connected not only with a higher commitment to passing knowledge and skills but also with instilling passion in their students. The aim of the study was to analyse how school community perceives job satisfaction of physical education teachers. The research included 148 teachers and 171 students who were divided into three groups by means of random-purposive sampling. The groups were as follows: physical education teachers (n=22), teachers of other subjects (n=22) and students (n=22). The results obtained from these respondents (n=66) were subjected to further analysis. In the study a modified Polish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) prepared by Juczyński (2001) was used. It made it possible to diagnose the job satisfaction of physical education teachers. The analyses revealed that the subjects assess the job satisfaction of a physical education teacher at an average or low level. This assessment showed significant differences between physical education teachers and teachers of other subjects. The study also revealed differences between groups with regard to two out of five scores in the SWLS.</p></abstract>

In A high level of satisfaction with a job influences the effectiveness and increases the quality of performed tasks. In the case of physical education teachers it is connected not only with a higher commitment to passing knowledge and skills but also with instilling passion in their students. The aim of the study was to analyse how school community perceives job satisfaction of physical education teachers. The research included 148 teachers and 171 students who were divided into three groups by means of random-purposive sampling. The groups were as follows: physical education teachers (n=22), teachers of other subjects (n=22) and students (n=22). The results obtained from these respondents (n=66) were subjected to further analysis. In the study a modified Polish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) prepared by Juczyński (2001) was used. It made it possible to diagnose the job satisfaction of physical education teachers. The analyses revealed that the subjects assess the job satisfaction of a physical education teacher at an average or low level. This assessment showed significant differences between physical education teachers and teachers of other subjects. The study also revealed differences between groups with regard to two out of five scores in the SWLS.

Job Satisfaction of a Physical Education Teacher as Seen by School Community

Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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In A high level of satisfaction with a job influences the effectiveness and increases the quality of performed tasks. In the case of physical education...

Job Satisfaction of a Physical Education Teacher as Seen by School Community

Publicado en línea: 05 dic 2015

Páginas: 34 - 42

Recibido: 15 abr 2015

Aceptado: 28 may 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2015-0026

Palabras clave
job satisfaction, relationships, teachers, physical education, students

© 2015 Katarzyna Rutkowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Job Satisfaction of a Physical Education Teacher as Seen by School Community

Publicado en línea: 05 dic 2015

Páginas: 34 - 42

Recibido: 15 abr 2015

Aceptado: 28 may 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2015-0026

Palabras clavejob satisfaction, relationships, teachers, physical education, students

© 2015 Katarzyna Rutkowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
job satisfaction, relationships, teachers, physical education, students