Rahim Abdul, Lakshmi G. Bhuwaneswara; International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology © 2018, www.IJARIIT.com All Rights Reserved Page | 675 ISSN: 2454-132X Impact factor: 4.295 (Volume 4, Issue 6) Available online at: www.ijariit.com Job satisfaction of secondary school teachers Abdul Rahim towardsrightpath@yahoo.co.in Krishna University, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh Dr. G. Bhuwaneswara Lakshmi blakshmidean@gmail.com University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana ABSTRACT Teachers always play a vital role in the development of the society and the nation at large. They are accorded recognition due to their manipulative skills in igniting the inherent talents of the children. The successful running of any educational system depends mainly upon the teacher, the pupil, the curriculum, and the available facilities. Out of these, the teacher is the most important one and is the pivot on whom the entire educational structure rests. Teachers, who are happy with their job, find satisfaction in their lives and hence play a vital role in the process of strengthening the society they belong (Lavingia, 1974). Hence, job satisfaction of teachers is not only important for themselves, but also for the students and as well as the institution and the society they belong. Based on this, a study is conducted by taking a sample of 100 teachers working in different secondary schools of English medium and Telugu medium belonging to Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh were taken to investigate the problem. Job Descriptive Index developed by Hulin, Kendall, and Smith (1969) was used to measure Job Satisfaction. Data were analyzed using mean, S.D, t-test and F-ratio. The results revealed that: 1. there is no significant difference in the job satisfaction of secondary school teachers belonging to various monthly income groups and 2.There is no significant difference in the job satisfaction of secondary school teachers belonging to a different medium of instructions. Keywords— Teacher, Job satisfaction of teachers, secondary school teachers 1. INTRODUCTION Teachers always play a vital role in the development of society and the nation at large. Teaching is a noble profession and also an interactive process. Teacher’s behaviour in the classroom has a significant impact on their students. Therefore much emphasis is placed on recruitment of teachers through various screening tests. Teachers are accorded recognition due to their manipulative skills in igniting the inherent talents of the children. Hence, NCTE (1998) put emphasis on teacher education because of the fact that only enlightened and emancipated teachers can lead communities and nations in the march towards a better and higher quality of life of the individuals. This has been clear from the reviews related to teachers. The successful running of any educational system depends mainly upon the teacher, the pupil, the curriculum, and the available facilities. Out of these, the teacher is the most important one and is the pivot on whom the entire educational structure rests. 2. CONCEPT OF JOB SATISFACTION Job satisfaction is a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences (L ocke, 1976). Teachers who are happy with their job find satisfaction in their life and hence plays a vital role in the process of strengthening the society they belong (Lavingia, 1974). Hence, job satisfaction of teachers is not only important for the teachers, but it is also important to the students and as well as the institution and the society they belong. 3. NEED OF THE STUDY Generally, in any job, satisfaction is required for the person to perform well in that profession. As teachers are national builders and their contribution to the development of society and nation as a whole is effective and as well as the students depend largely on their teachers to gain knowledge, so the investigator after reviewing the literature related to the topic, proposes to study the job satisfaction level of secondary school teachers belonging to different income group and different medium of instruction. 4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY  To study the impact of the medium of instruction of the school on job satisfaction of secondary school teachers.  To study the impact of monthly income on the job satisfaction of secondary school teachers.