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Job Satisfaction among Primary School Personnel in Madagascar

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  • Carlos Gamero Burón
  • Gérard Lassibille

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This article analyses the job satisfaction of primary school teachers in Madagascar. Based on the estimation of multilevel models, low wages and problems getting paid, job insecurity, lack of in-service training, high pupil-teacher ratios, and lack of basic infrastructure and teaching materials are identified as the main reasons for dissatisfaction. Principals’ control of teachers’ activities also adversely affects satisfaction, suggesting that, in Malagasy schools, neither school directors nor teachers have succeeded in adopting organisational cultures based on cooperation among their members. These results are likely to stimulate debates on educational policy, both in Madagascar and in many other developing countries.

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  • Carlos Gamero Burón & Gérard Lassibille, 2016. "Job Satisfaction among Primary School Personnel in Madagascar," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(11), pages 1628-1646, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:52:y:2016:i:11:p:1628-1646
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016.1187726
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    1. Anna Fabry & Goedele Broeck & Miet Maertens, 2022. "Gender Inequality and Job Satisfaction in Senegal: A Multiple Mediation Model," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 23(5), pages 2291-2311, June.
    2. David K. Evans & Fei Yuan & Deon Filmer, 2020. "Are Teachers in Africa Poorly Paid? Evidence from 15 Countries," Working Papers 538, Center for Global Development.
    3. Olayinka Aremu & Patrick Illien & Adeola Oluwafunmiso Olajide & Eva‐Marie Meemken, 2026. "Contract Labour, Job Quality and Turnover Intention—Evidence From Nigeria," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 77(2), pages 513-528, June.
    4. Dominik Schüßler & Torsten Richter & Jasmin Mantilla-Contreras, 2019. "Educational Approaches to Encourage Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Madagascar," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-20, June.
    5. World Bank, 2023. "Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar - Challenges and Opportunities in Education [Libérer le Potentiel des Femmes et des Adolescentes à Madagascar - Défis et Opportunités pour Accroître l’Autonomisation Économique de," World Bank Publications - Reports 40428, The World Bank Group.
    6. Gérard Lassibille & Mª Lucia Navarro Gómez, 2020. "Teachers’ job satisfaction and gender imbalance at school," Post-Print halshs-02933493, HAL.

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