Professional Commitment and Satisfaction Among Teachers in Urban Middle Schools

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Teacher job satisfaction is a multifaceted construct that is critical to teacher retention, teacher commitment, and school effectiveness. Interviews and questionnaires from 92 teachers in 4 urban middle schools were used to assess the importance and satisfaction they assigned to various aspects of their jobs. Teacher-pupil relationships ranked highest overall in terms of importance and satisfaction. Parent-teacher relationships commanded respondents' highest concern. Teachers in the lower achieving schools were more dissatisfied with teacher-teacher relationships and their school's curriculum than those in the higher achieving schools, and they reported a greater discrepancy in student achievement. Principals are advised to act on issues that erode teacher satisfaction by promoting teacher involvement in decision making and simultaneously focusing on education reforms.

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