Examination of Primary School Teachers’ Job Satisfaction With Regards to Organizational Creativity within a School Context

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ job-satisfaction with regards to educational
level, attending social activities outside school, and the number of the teachers within the school variables and
the explanation level of organizational creativity on teachers’ job-satisfaction in a school context. The sample
consists of 298 teachers working at primary schools in Konya during 2008-2009 education year which selected
wit random cluster sampling method. Organizational Creativity Scale developed by Cavus and adapted to school
context by Yilmaz and Sunbul and Job Satisfaction Scale developed by Hackman and Oldham were used for data
collection. Results indicated that teachers’ job satisfaction levels were significantly different with regards to
educational level, attending social activities outside school, and the number of the teachers within the school
variables. Organizational creativity was a significant predictor of job satisfaction in a school context