Examining the Relationship Between Teachers' Time Management Perception and Job Satisfaction

Öğretmenlerin Zaman Yönetimi Algısı ile İş Tatmini Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the relationship between time management and job satisfaction according to teachers' opinions. In the study designed in the relational scanning model, teachers working in Amasya province constitute the study group (N = 263). According to the research results; Teachers' time management perceptions and job satisfaction levels were above average. According to teachers' perceptions, time management and job satisfaction perceptions differ between men and women; It was revealed that it did not vary according to age groups and working week (hours) groups. Again, while it was revealed that teachers' time management perceptions did not change depending on whether they were married or single, their perception of job satisfaction varied depending on whether they were married or single, meaning that the job satisfaction perception of married teachers was higher than that of single teachers. In addition, according to teachers' perceptions, it was revealed that job satisfaction perceptions did not change according to working year groups. However, there were differences in time management perceptions. Accordingly, it was concluded that teachers with 16-20 years and 21 years and more of professional experience perceived time management perception higher than teachers with 1-5 years, 6-10 years and 11-15 years of professional experience. It was also revealed that job satisfaction perceptions did not change according to undergraduate and graduate degrees. However, time management perceptions vary according to undergraduate and graduate degrees, meaning that the time management perception of teachers with a graduate degree is higher than that of teachers with a bachelor's degree. On the other hand, it was revealed that time management perceptions did not change according to the most productive working day groups of the week. However, there were differences in job satisfaction perceptions. Accordingly, it was concluded that the job satisfaction perception of teachers whose most productive working day was Monday was higher than that of teachers whose most productive working day was Wednesday and Friday. Again, a statistically significant, low-level and positive relationship emerged between teachers' time management and job satisfaction perceptions. Finally, it is understood that teachers' time management perceptions significantly and positively predict their job satisfaction perceptions. In other words, a 100-unit increase in the time management dimension increases job satisfaction perceptions by 53.6%.