A Study of Job Satisfaction among the Teachers of PG Department of Ranchi University, Ranchi

Abstract

Background: Job satisfaction is regarded as a very important issue within the educational context, especially for university/college teachers. This is mainly because it is connected with different aspects of their role and those that consume most of their time both in and outside of university/college. Therefore, it is necessary that they feel satisfaction and harmony in carrying out their duties to ensure effectiveness in delivering their role. Aim: This study aims to assess job satisfaction among the teachers of PG departments of Ranchi University Method: This study used a stratified random sampling technique and stratification was based on (Arts and Science) and gender (Male and Female). The sample consisted of 40 teachers, 10 males, and 10 females, from both the faculties of social science and science of Ranchi University, Ranchi. The research is based on a 2×2 =4 factorial design and samples have four sub-groups and in each sub-group, has10 cases were selected. A teacher job satisfaction questionnaire (TJQ) was used to find out the job satisfaction of teachers. Result: The result showed that Female teachers of both the Arts and Science faculties are more satisfied with their jobs than male teachers and Science teachers are more satisfied with their jobs compared to the Arts teachers.