An Integrative Model on Job Satisgaction and Intention of Leaving the Job among Kindergarten Teachers in Hong Kong

• Main Author: Tang, Wing Cheung
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2022
• Online Access: http://ur.aeu.edu.my/1019/1/Final%20Thesis%20%2031%20August%202022%20%281%29.pdf; http://ur.aeu.edu.my/1019/2/Final%20Thesis%20%2031%20August%202022%20%281%29-1-24.pdf; http://ur.aeu.edu.my/1019/; https://online.fliphtml5.com/sppgg/vrtm/

The study has critically focused on the satisfaction level of the kindergarten teachers with their jobs while working in Hong Kong. However, more than 85 percent locals account for the kindergartens and local teachers have been accounting for more than 90 percent of kindergarten teachers within the Hong Kong. The research was about the satisfaction regarding the teaching job within the kindergarten for teachers and their intention of leaving the current employment. It used multiple theories and identified numerous factors that helps in enhancing the motivation of the employees especially linked with the teaching. The teachers associated with kindergarten have been facing challenges like work burden, competency issues while dealing the special students with other language. The researcher only selected 395 local kindergarten teachers who have been teaching in the kindergartens, and their age is among 18 to 60 years, further they have good communication skills, and they can read and write the traditional Chinese. Moreover, the study has been conducted during the tenure August 2020 to October 2020 (three Months). The study has complied quantitative research approach, which further used both primary data collection method and secondary data collection method. The entire survey related to the satisfaction regarding the job was approved by the Spector for academic research. Further, researcher used different motivational theories, statistical analysis, and in-depth literature review for attaining the objectives of the current study. The study strongly identified that high satisfaction level regarding jobs result much positive and reflects high productivity with the work of the employees. Whereas the lack of satisfaction regarding the job results intentions of leaving the current employment as seen in the kindergarten teachers’ case in Hong Kong. The research result indicated that there was a significant relation among the satisfaction regarding the job of the kindergarten teachers and the communication barrier among the students and the teachers who are associated with the kindergartens in the Hong Kong. Mostly, many authors have already resulted that the satisfaction regarding the job is not based on any single variable. It is associated with the different variables in different studies. When focusing on the satisfaction regarding the job of the kindergarten teachers, the results of each variable ought to be different as per the circumstances of the study.