Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of Online Courses during Covid-19: A Comparative Study among Israel, Jordan and Lebanon Cover Image

Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of Online Courses during Covid-19: A Comparative Study among Israel, Jordan and Lebanon
Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of Online Courses during Covid-19: A Comparative Study among Israel, Jordan and Lebanon

Author(s): Fathi Shamma
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: European Scientific Institute
Keywords: Job satisfaction; Teachers; Students; Interaction; Challenges; COVID -19

Summary/Abstract: This paper is a comparative study of teacher job satisfaction in Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. This study will examine the extent to which demography, teacher satisfaction in online classes, and teacher-student interaction, affect their job satisfaction. The study will also examine the challenges that confront teachers in the process of online learning during the Covid-19pandemic. The study adopted a quantitative approach. To achieve the objectives of this study, the author utilized responses from 431 teachers working across Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. The study revealed that the perception of teachers and teacher-student interaction in online classes influenced the job satisfaction of teachers. The findings revealed that teacher job satisfaction in (Israel) and (Jordan and Lebanon) were independent of demographic attributes. The online classes also came along with their challenges such as, attitude of students toward learning via online classes, to technical problems affecting the speed and pace of learning in online classes which all the countries' teachers ranked high.

  • Issue Year: 10/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 292-313
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English