A three domain model of teacher and school executive career satisfaction

Abstract

This paper presents a model of teacher and school executive satisfaction derived from a study involving 892 respondents in 71 government schools in Western Sydney, Australia. Factor analysis of survey items was utilised to develop an eight factor model of teacher satisfaction. The eight factors were named: school leadership, climate, decision making; merit promotion and local hiring; school infrastructure; school reputation; status and image of teachers; student achievement; workload and the impact of change; and professional self-growth. Scores on the scales fell into three domains: “core business of teaching” factors (student achievement; professional self-growth); school level factors (sc..