Teacher job satisfaction: A framework for analysis

The topic of job satisfaction is one that has always had personal and organizational relevance to educators. But recent reports of increased occupational stress and burnout in early childhood education indicate that the issue merits increased attention. This article first provides a brief overview of some of the diverse approaches that have evolved to define and measure work attitudes. It then presents a conceptual framework for understanding how the many facets of job satisfaction interrelate. The model builds on a social-ecological perspective of human behavior and stresses the dynamic, interactive nature of person-environment variables.