STRATEGIC PLAN INTERVENTION TO IDENTIFY KEY FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION AT ZHANJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHINA

Bing Han

Authors

Bing Han Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Administration and Leadership, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Assumption University, Thailand.

Keywords:

Leadership Style, Self-Efficacy, Compensation Structure, Job Satisfaction, Strategic Plan

Abstract

This study explored the influence of leadership style (participative, supportive, and directive leadership style, self-efficacy, and compensation structure on the job satisfaction of full-time teachers in 10 secondary schools of Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology. The study used the Index of Objective Consistency to test the scale validity and conducted a Pilot Test (n=30) through Cronbach's alpha coefficient to evaluate the reliability. Subsequently, 80 valid questionnaires were collected, and multiple linear regression analysis verified the significant relationship between variables. Then, 30 teachers were randomly selected for a 32-week strategic plan, and the degree of change of variables before and after the strategic plan was analyzed by paired sample t-test. The analysis showed that participative, supportive, and directive leadership styles, self-efficacy, and compensation structure all positively and significantly affected teachers' job satisfaction.

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