The Relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Creativity, Motivation and Job Satisfaction: The Role of Gender, Teaching Experience and Teaching Context

Subject Areas : آموزش زبان انگلیسی

روشن  فرج زاده ¹ (گروه آموزش زبان انگلیسی، واحد ارومیه، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ارومیه، ایران)
پرویز  علوی نیا ² (آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه ارومیه، ارومیه، ایران)

Received: 2022-03-16 Accepted : 2022-03-16 Published : 2022-04-01

Keywords: gender, Job satisfaction, teacher motivation, Experience, teacher creativity, teaching context,

Abstract :

The current study investigated the relationship between teachers’ creativity, motivation and job satisfaction. In so doing, the role of demographic factors, i.e. gender, teaching experience and teaching context was also taken into account. To conduct the study, a total of 103 EFL teachers at both institute and school contexts were selected. The teachers were recruited on a voluntary basis, and the sample included teachers from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, coming from both genders and either of the teaching contexts. Three questionnaires (Teacher Creativity Questionnaire, Teacher Motivation Questionnaire, and Job Satisfaction Scale) were employed to gather the data, which were then analyzed through a number of analyses, including Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation, Multiple Regression Analysis, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test. Findings revealed the existence of a significant correlation between teachers’ motivation and their job satisfaction. Furthermore, teachers’ motivation in comparison with their creativity had a greater predictive power with regard to job satisfaction. However, demographic factors did not have a significant role in job satisfaction. The findings can offer insightful implications for educational authorities, teachers, school leaderships and academicians to help promote job satisfaction in different instructional contexts.

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