Teachers' Job Satisfaction: A Case of Ho Chi Minh City High Schools in Vietnam

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between school climate, stress, teacher self-efficacy, and their effects on teachers' job satisfaction. Data were collected anonymously from 403 teachers in seven high schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Results show that teachers' job satisfaction was affected by pay; three components of school climate: principal leadership, student conduct, and teachers' self-efficiency. Teacher stress, affiliation, and innovation affected their self-efficacy. Work pressure caused teacher stress, while positive affiliation could mitigate teacher stress. This study also validated the measurement scale of school climate in the Vietnamese context. It offered implications for improving teachers' income and self-efficiency and the Vietnamese school climate, particularly issues related to the principal's leadership.

Authors

• Pham Thi Huong, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
  Presenting Author

• Vu Hung Dang, An Giang University, VNU-HCM
  Presenting Author

• Long Thanh Nguyen, Tra Vinh University
  Non-Presenting Author