Research Article

The Relationship Between Teachers 'Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 30, 2025
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The Relationship Between Teachers 'Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between teachers' job satisfaction and professional engagement. Additionally, the study investigated whether the variables of gender, age, marital status, type of school, and professional seniority of teachers created statistically significant differences in both job satisfaction and professional engagement levels. In the study, relational survey design, one of the quantitative research methods, was adopted in accordance with the relevant purpose. The sample of the study consists of 354 teachers working in primary, secondary and high schools in Sakarya province in the 2022/2023 academic year. "Personal Information Form", "Job Satisfaction Scale" and "Teachers’ Professional Engagement Scale" were used as data collection tools. According to the findings, both job satisfaction and professional engagement levels of teachers were found to be "high". The comparisons made within the scope of demographic variables showed that teachers' job satisfaction did not differ statistically significantly by gender, age, marital status, type of school and professional seniority. On the other hand, while it was observed that teachers' professional engagement levels differed statistically significantly by gender and age, they did not differ statistically significantly by marital status, type of school and professional seniority variables. It can be said that there is a statistically significant, moderate and positive relationship between job satisfaction and professional engagement levels of teachers. According to the simple linear regression analysis, job satisfaction predicts professional engagement in a statistically significant way.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Education Planning

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 4, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 22, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Minaz, M. B., & Cankurt, E. (2025). The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement. Political Economy and Management of Education, 6(1), 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT
AMA
1.Minaz MB, Cankurt E. The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement. PEME. 2025;6(1):1-17. https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT
Chicago
Minaz, Muhammmet Baki, and Erhan Cankurt. 2025. “The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement”. Political Economy and Management of Education 6 (1): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT.
EndNote
Minaz MB, Cankurt E (June 1, 2025) The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement. Political Economy and Management of Education 6 1 1–17.
IEEE
[1]M. B. Minaz and E. Cankurt, “The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement”, PEME, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1–17, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT
ISNAD
Minaz, Muhammmet Baki - Cankurt, Erhan. “The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement”. Political Economy and Management of Education 6/1 (June 1, 2025): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT.
JAMA
1.Minaz MB, Cankurt E. The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement. PEME. 2025;6:1–17.
MLA
Minaz, Muhammmet Baki, and Erhan Cankurt. “The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement”. Political Economy and Management of Education, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 1-17, https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT.
Vancouver
1.Muhammmet Baki Minaz, Erhan Cankurt. The Relationship Between Teachers ’Job Satisfaction and Professional Engagement. PEME [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;6(1):1-17. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA59CN98NT

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