Hubungan Personaliti Guru Besar dan Iklim Sekolah terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Guru

The Relationship of the Headmaster’s Personality and the School Environment towards Teachers’ Working Satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship of the headmaster’s personality and the school environment towards teachers’ working satisfaction. A total of 127 teachers from four primary schools In Apas zone, Tawau were randomly selected as respondents. This study uses a quantitative approach where data is collected through a questionnaire which was adapted from Scale Big Five Inventory (BFI) and Job Descriptive Index (JDI), which was translated by the Malaysian National Institute of Translation (ITNM). Data was analyzed using computer software Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. This study was conducted to identify the level of job satisfaction in terms of income, colleagues, school leadership and opportunities for promotion among the teachers. The findings show that the headmasters’ personalities in Apas zone are in a positive stage based on the value of mean score, high stage of school environment and teachers’ job satisfaction. T-test Analysis showed that there were significant differences between teachers' job satisfaction according to their teaching experiences. Teachers who had been teaching more than 20 years have higher level of job satisfaction compared to the teachers who taught for 10 years and below. Based on Pearson’s Correlation Analysis, there was a significant relationship among headmasters’ personalities, the school environment and job satisfaction of teachers.