Job Satisfaction Amongst Special Education Teachers According to Some Variables

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of job satisfaction among teachers of students with special needs and to determine whether there are statistically significant differences among the sample members in the level of job satisfaction according to the variables of gender, years of experience, and type of students’ disability. The study population consisted of all teachers of students with special needs, totaling (51) male and female teachers, distributed as follows: (27) teachers at Al-Jabal Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, (21) teachers at Al-Ishraqa School for Intellectual Disabilities, and (3) teachers (one male and two females) at Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Association for the Blind. The study found that the overall level of job satisfaction was high. It also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences according to the variables of gender and years of experience, whereas statistically significant differences were found according to the type of students’ disability in favor of teachers of students with hearing impairment.