The satisfaction factors in this study refer to the factors which influence job satisfaction that meet the emotional needs of teachers towards their tasks. The study identifies how job satisfaction can create work excitement and increase the determination to work hard. The findings of this study are focused on job satisfaction which will have a high impact on emotions in influencing the thinking and action of participants. The discussion covers three main job satisfactions namely: i) job satisfaction from student achievement ii) job satisfaction from administrator action and iii) job satisfaction from colleagues cooperation. This qualitative case study is conducted to ensure that the responsibilities need to be done by teachers should be complemented by job satisfaction and the excellent teaching outcomes can shape the quality students. Data sources were obtained from five excellent teachers as research participants. Two instruments, interview protocols and document analysis were used as tools to collect data. In-depth interviews were conducted to obtain detailed information from the participants. The findings was analyzed descriptive and interpretive based on emerging themes and triangulation techniques were conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the results. The findings show job satisfaction is a requirement that needs to be fulfilled because every individual needs internal satisfaction which can encourage ones to achieve the desired goal. The role of students, administrators and colleagues cooperation are the needs to be given priority as inspiration in improving the commitment of teachers to the task being entrusted. Therefore, this study will provide guidance to teacher education programs to plan and implement teachers' professional development efforts by emphasizing the importance of job satisfaction to produce outstanding teachers.
Abdullah, Z., & Hui, J. (2014). The Relationship between Communication Satisfaction and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in the Malaysian Primary School. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS) Volume 2—Issue 2.
Abdullah, A. G., & Tang K. N. (2006). Motivasi Guru dan Pengurusan Budaya Kolaboratif Pengurus Pendidikan Wanita. Jurnal Pendidikan 31, 97-105
Abdullah, M. M., Uli, J., & Parasuraman, B. (2009). Job satisfaction among secondary school teachers. Jurnal Kemanusiaan, (13).
Beck, R. C. (1983). Motivation: Theories and Principles. Englewood Cliff, N. J., Prentice Hull, Inc.
Brown, M., & Ralph, S. (1992). Toward the Identification of Stress in Teachers. Research in Education. 48: 103- 110.
Creswell, J. W. (2008). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Gable, R. A. (2004). Assessing professional collaboration in schools: Knowing what works. Preventing School Failure 48: (3): 4-8.
Gay, L. R., Mills, G. E., & Airasian, P. (2006). Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications.Prentice Hall. New Jersey.
Hoy, W. K., & Forsyth, P. B. (1986). Effective supervision: Theory into practice. New York: Random House. Teknologi Malaysia.
Ivancevich, J.M., Lorenzi, P., Skinner, S. J., & Crosby, P.B. (1994). Management: Quality and Competitiveness. Burr Ridge III: Irwin. USA.
Hui, J. (2014). The Relationship between Communication Satisfaction and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in the Malaysian Primary School, Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AJHSS) 2(2): 58-71
Kyriacou, C. (1989). The nature and prevalence of teacher stress. In M. Cole & S. Walker (Eds.), Teaching and stress 27-33. Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press
Mertler, C. (2002). Job satisfaction and perception of motivation among middle and high school teachers.American Secondary Education, 31(1): 43-53.
Mohd, A. (2005). Panduan Menggunakan Teori Motivasi di Tempat Kerja. Pahang: PTS Profesional Sdn. Bhd.
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. (1999). Competing model of intelligence. Handbook of Human Intelligence. New York: Cambridge.
Nordin, A. (1997). Bimbingan dan penyeliaan praktikum oleh pensyarah dan guru pembimbing harapan dan realiti. Satu kajian empirikal. Kertas kerja Seminar Praktikum Pendidikan Guru 1997. Century Hotel, Melaka
Nain, A. S. M. (2003). Tingkah Laku Organisasi : Pengenalan Tingkah Laku Individu. Penerbit: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Noordin, W. Z. M. (2003). Guru Cemerlang: Suatu Perspektif. Konvensyen Pendidikan Guru Kebangsaan 2003, BPG, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia.
Pearson, L., & Moomaw, W. (2005). The relationship between teacher autonomy and stress, work satisfaction, empowerment, and professionalism. Education Research Quarterly 29 (1): 37-53.
Rashid, A. R. A. (2007). Profesionalisme Keguruan : Prospek dan Cabaran: Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Robert, K., & Irwin, K. A. (2000). Organization Behaviour. Ed. ke-5. USA: McGraw-Hill.
Shah, I. S. (2006). Kepimpinan dan Hubungan Interpersonal dalam Organisasi. Penerbit: Universiti
Singer, K. F. (1995). Participatory decision making and teacher job satisfaction. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Widener University.
Smith, J.C. (1993). Understading Stress and Coping, New York: MacMillan Publishing Company.
Woods, A., & Weasmer, J. (2002). Maintaining job satisfaction: Engaging professional as active participants. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED6519795.
In-Text Citation: (Majid et al., 2020)
To Cite this Article: Majid, N. A., Mohd.Shariff, A. R., Ahmad, N. A., & Burhanuddin, N. A. N. (2020). Enhancement of Employment Satisfaction on Emotional Needs and Work Persistence. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(5), 406–414.
Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s)
Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
