JOB Satisfaction and Retention of Public School Teachers in Davao City National High SCHOOL

Abstract

Teachers who are satisfied with their job are most likely motivated to do their work. However, low retention of teachers can cause educational institutions to have high turnover rates. Therefore, the researchers must determine the level of job satisfaction among public school teachers and measure teachers' retention in light of their job satisfaction, job autonomy, workload pressure, retention intention, and leadership support. The study employed a quantitative correlational research design. The sampling method for this study is simple random sampling. One hundred junior and senior high public school teachers were selected to participate in this research. This study adopted two questionnaires to measure teachers' job satisfaction (Giacometti, 2005) and to measure teachers' retention (Dobbs,2018). The results of the study on job satisfaction indicate that there are several factors that significantly affect job satisfaction in the teaching profession. Specifically, the study found that compensation, motivation to teach, preservice preparation, external forces, school culture, in-service training, and emotional factors all have a significant correlation with job satisfaction. Similarly, the study on retention found that several factors are significantly related to teacher retention. These factors include job satisfaction, workload pressure, retention intention, job autonomy, and leadership support. The study also revealed that there is a positive correlation between job satisfaction and retention, indicating that higher job satisfaction is associated with greater retention rates.