Abstract:
The objective of this study is to assess the job satisfaction
of teachers from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Purposive random
sampling techniques was used to collect data from 225
teachers, in 20 provincial government administered schools.
The structured questionnaire consisted in 30 questions, being
prepared andanalyzed using theSPSS program. The questions
were categorized into job satisfaction on nature of work,
working conditions, payment, training and development, selfesteem, job autonomy, promotion, interpersonal relations
and educational policy, administration and leadership. The
results revealed that overall job satisfaction was reported by
more than 60% of the respondents. The mean values revealed
by the factors according to ranks referred to the following
variables: interpersonal relation, job autonomy, self-esteem,
nature of work, working conditions, promotion, training
and development, educational policy, administration and
leadership, and, finally, payment. Interestingly, the result
clearly shows that payment is the least contributing factor to
the job satisfaction.
