Abstract - Slovenian Physical Education teachers’ Satisfaction at work: analysis of some important factors which strongly influence job satisfaction
This study examined the current status of physical education (PE) teachers’ satisfaction at work and the differences between the PE teachers in primary schools and secondary schools. The questionnaire Satisfaction and position of PE in Slovenian schools [Mujanović, Doupona Topič 2007] was made exclusively for this research and it was earlier tested in the pilot study (N=49). One hounded ninety-four male and 140 female Slovenian PE teachers participated in this study, 60.8 % (n = 203) of them were employed at primary schools and 39,2 % (n = 131) of them worked at secondary schools. The quantitative data were analyzed using the Independent samples T test, one-way and two-way ANOVA. The most important findings of this research are: 1) generally speaking PE teachers in Slovenia are satisfied (3.3; p< 0.05), the only dissatisfaction expressed referred to the class size normative (3.0 p < 0.05) there are some differences (4.2; p< 0.05) n satisfaction between PE teachers working in primary and secondary schools, 3) there are also some differences between male and female PE teachers (3.8; p< .,05).