Factors influencing teacher career satisfaction, teacher collaboration and everyday challenges : An exploratory factor analysis

The main purpose of this study is to assess the construct validity of Australian eighth grade mathematics teachers' perceptions towards their career satisfaction, their teaching practice and the everyday challenges encountered in schools. The data were utilised from the Trends in International...

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Published in:Malaysian online journal of educational sciences Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 24 - 38
Main Author: Narayan, Nilesh Anish
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: University of Malaya Faculty of Education 01.01.2016
Subjects:
Achievement Tests
Australia
Barriers
Bartletts Test of Sphericity
Career development
Construct validity
Elementary Secondary Education
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Grade 8
International Assessment
Job Satisfaction
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics education
Mathematics Teachers
Mathematics Tests
Multivariate Analysis
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Satisfaction
Science Achievement
Science Tests
Secondary education
Statistical Analysis
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher cooperation
Teaching (Occupation)
Teaching Conditions
Teaching Experience
Teaching practice
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Australia
ISSN:2289-3024, 2289-3024
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Summary:The main purpose of this study is to assess the construct validity of Australian eighth grade mathematics teachers' perceptions towards their career satisfaction, their teaching practice and the everyday challenges encountered in schools. The data were utilised from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study where a total of 802 eighth grade mathematics teachers participated. Exploratory factor analysis with statistical tests were utilised to analyse the data. Three factors career satisfaction, teacher collaboration and everyday challenges were derived from exploratory factor analysis. The factors had a reliability coefficient of: career satisfaction (0.802), teacher collaboration (0.838) and everyday challenges (0.777). The findings suggested that female teachers had a higher career satisfaction level and highly experienced teachers encountered more everyday challenges. This study could be helpful to enhance the level of career satisfaction for teachers and assist in reduction of everyday challenges. Future research could investigate actual reasons for lower satisfaction level for the teachers [Author abstract]
Bibliography:Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references.
Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences; v.4 n.3 p.24-38; 2016
ISSN:2289-3024
2289-3024