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Job Satisfaction among Primary School Personnel

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  • Carlos Gamero Buron

    (Universidad de Málaga [Málaga] = University of Málaga [Málaga])

  • Gérard Lassibille

    (CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IREDU - Institut de Recherche sur l'Education : Sociologie et Economie de l'Education [Dijon] - UB - Université de Bourgogne - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE])

Abstract

This article analyzes the job satisfaction of primary school teachers inMadagascar. 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 organizational 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 Buron & Gérard Lassibille, 2016. "Job Satisfaction among Primary School Personnel," Post-Print halshs-01344788, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01344788
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    Cited by:

    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. 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.
    4. Gérard Lassibille & Mª Lucia Navarro Gómez, 2020. "Teachers’ job satisfaction and gender imbalance at school," Post-Print halshs-02933493, HAL.

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