Two Heads Better Than One? A Cross-National Analysis of Teacher Collaboration and Job Satisfaction

• In Event: Poster Session 7
  In Poster Session: Impacts of Teacher Policies and Reforms in the United States and International Contexts

Abstract

Providing and retaining highly qualified teachers is critical for overall national educational quality and social equity (UNESCO, 2006). Global problems recruiting and retaining teachers indicate that teacher satisfaction with their work and their profession are important factors that have worldwide implications for providing quality education for all students. At the same time, teacher collaboration is increasingly perceived as key element of teacher professionalization as it has the potential to enhance teachers’ skills. Using the Trends in Mathematics and Sciences Study (TIMSS) 2011 database, we examine teachers’ job satisfaction cross-nationally, and examine how teacher collaboration relates to these concepts. We find that in many nations, but not all, teacher collaboration is a significant predictor of job satisfaction.

Authors

• Kristina Brezicha, The Pennsylvania State University

• Sakiko Ikoma, The Pennsylvania State University

• Pablo Fraser, The Pennsylvania State University

• Gerald K. LeTendre, The Pennsylvania State University

• Erica Beth Sausner, Pennsylvania State University

• Haram Jeon, The Pennsylvania State University