Job Satisfaction and Professional Commitment of Teachers

Teachers’ quality defines the nature of the education. Teachers may need to have job satisfaction in order to be committed with her profession. This study sought to examine the extent of teachers' job satisfaction regarding salary and benefits, workplace environment, job responsibilities, and community attachment/linkages, their level of professional commitment using the three (3) constructs such as affective, normative, and continuance and find the significant relationship between the two. Furthermore, a descriptive correlational research design was employed. An adapted questionnaire was conducted to 114 teachers from 11 elementary schools in Medina District, Division of Misamis Oriental through purposive sampling. The responses of the teachers were gathered and analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Results revealed that teachers are satisfied with their job and highly committed with their profession. There is a significant relationship between the teachers’ job satisfaction and professional commitment. Salary and benefit, workplace environment, job responsibilities, and community attachment and linkages were statistically related to professional commitment of teachers. Thus, the more teachers are satisfied with their jobs if their dedication to service is well compensated through an increase of salary and benefits and their efforts are also acknowledged by school administrators and stakeholders.