The Relationship between Locus of Control, Level of Education, Social Capital, Years of Service and Job Satisfaction of High School Teachers

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Humanities, Qom branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

2 .Associate professor, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Humanities, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

10.22091/jrim.2024.10815.1072

Abstract

Teachers can be the most influential individuals in society, and job satisfaction can impact their personal lives and improve their work quality. The aim of this research was to study the relationship between locus of control, education level, social capital, and years of service on job satisfaction. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included 340 high school teachers from Aran and Bidgol County. The sample size was 85 (determined using G*power software). The sampling strategy used was simple random sampling. Standard questionnaires for social capital by Nahapiet and Ghoshal, locus of control by Rotter, and job satisfaction by Sator were used. To collect data, Cronbach's alpha for the questionnaires, obtained through a pilot study on 30 individuals, was as follows: social capital questionnaire, 0.944; locus of control questionnaire, 0.846; and job satisfaction questionnaire, 0.885. The results of the one-sample t-test showed that the average internal locus of control was 12.44, higher than the cutoff score of 9, indicating an external locus of control among teachers. Additionally, the levels of social capital and job satisfaction were above the cutoff score of 3, indicating favorable conditions for social capital and job satisfaction among teachers. The findings revealed that only social capital significantly affected job satisfaction, explaining 24.4% of the variations in job satisfaction in the model. Consequently, teachers with strong social connections in their professional communities experience higher levels of job satisfaction due to increased support, collaboration, and shared resources.

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  • Receive Date: 31 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 30 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 04 October 2024

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