Teachers’ and Principals’ Job Satisfaction and Frustration in District II Division of Makati City: Basis for Enhanced Faculty Program

Abstract

Job Satisfaction measures the feelings of an employee towards their job. In the Philippines it has been an issue especially in the field of education. According to surveys, job satisfaction has been going down since 2017. The objective of this thesis is to investigate the job satisfaction of teachers and principals in District II of Makati City with respect to their demographic profiles to be used as a basis for enhancement programs. Stratified sampling is the method applied for this study. Job satisfaction is tested through the use Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustrations Scales which measure the level of autonomy, relatedness and competence of the respondents. There are three types of scales: General Measure, Work Domain and, Diary Version. These scales are survey questionnaires that represent different time perceptions. 46.8% of the total population has taken part of the study. The significance of job satisfaction was not affected by age, sex, civil status, job position but significantly affected by educational qualifications. The end result suggests that Department of Education should also reality check their employees and give the support they needed so that satisfaction will be met.