Being an Educator in Private vs. Public School System: A Comparative Study on Job Contentment

Abstract

Job satisfaction can be defined as an extent of positive feelings or attitude that individuals have towards their jobs. When a person says that he has high job satisfaction, it means that he really likes his job, feels good about it and values his job dignity. Job satisfaction is important technique used to motivate the employees to work harder. It is often said that “a happy employee is a productive employee”. Satisfied employees work in integrity with organizational goals and their work performance falls in sync with what is being expected of them. Satisfied employees stay happy, hardworking, enthusiastic, committed and always open for new challenges. The present study makes an effort to study the job satisfaction level among educators of selected private and government school educator in Bangalore City.The paper also investigates various factors influencing job satisfaction of educators. Based on the survey, the paper attempts to gain insights into the satisfaction level from educators of both types of schools. Some of the factors considered under this study are; current job role, job satisfaction, salary earned, recognition at work, freedom at work, accessibility to knowledge, facilities provided at work, and behavior of colleagues/coworkers.