Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers

The purpose of this paper was to explore the job satisfaction of physical education teachers. A descriptive-interpretative methodology was applied to data from a questionnaire aimed at primary and secondary school physical education teachers who work in public, state-funded and private schools in Sp...

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Autores: Eirín Nemiña, Raúl, Sanmiguel-Rodríguez, Alberto, Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jesús
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38862
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Job satisfaction
Physical education
Teaching profession
Working conditions
Teacher motivation
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spelling Professional satisfaction of physical education teachersEirín Nemiña, RaúlSanmiguel-Rodríguez, AlbertoRodríguez Rodríguez, JesúsJob satisfactionPhysical educationTeaching professionWorking conditionsTeacher motivationThe purpose of this paper was to explore the job satisfaction of physical education teachers. A descriptive-interpretative methodology was applied to data from a questionnaire aimed at primary and secondary school physical education teachers who work in public, state-funded and private schools in Spain. The contributions of self-determination theory as a framework for studying teacher job satisfaction have been the foundation for substantiating and interpreting the research findings. In this sense, we have taken into account the basic psychological needs and motivations of teachers as triggers for their professional satisfaction. In line with most of the research reviewed, feelings of competence for the job, decision-making autonomy as well as relational and psychological aspects seem to play a determinant role in the development of professional satisfaction. As a recommendation, we note that teacher satisfaction improves when there is full support by education administrators, high performance standards, appreciation for teaching work and collegiality among peersTaylor & FrancisUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Didáctica e Organización Escolar20202020-01-0120202020-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/38862reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/388622026-06-15T12:47:27Z
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title Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
spellingShingle Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
Eirín Nemiña, Raúl
Job satisfaction
Physical education
Teaching profession
Working conditions
Teacher motivation
title_short Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
title_full Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
title_fullStr Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
title_full_unstemmed Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
title_sort Professional satisfaction of physical education teachers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Eirín Nemiña, Raúl
Sanmiguel-Rodríguez, Alberto
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jesús
author Eirín Nemiña, Raúl
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Sanmiguel-Rodríguez, Alberto
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jesús
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Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jesús
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Job satisfaction
Physical education
Teaching profession
Working conditions
Teacher motivation
topic Job satisfaction
Physical education
Teaching profession
Working conditions
Teacher motivation
description The purpose of this paper was to explore the job satisfaction of physical education teachers. A descriptive-interpretative methodology was applied to data from a questionnaire aimed at primary and secondary school physical education teachers who work in public, state-funded and private schools in Spain. The contributions of self-determination theory as a framework for studying teacher job satisfaction have been the foundation for substantiating and interpreting the research findings. In this sense, we have taken into account the basic psychological needs and motivations of teachers as triggers for their professional satisfaction. In line with most of the research reviewed, feelings of competence for the job, decision-making autonomy as well as relational and psychological aspects seem to play a determinant role in the development of professional satisfaction. As a recommendation, we note that teacher satisfaction improves when there is full support by education administrators, high performance standards, appreciation for teaching work and collegiality among peers
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