School culture as the predictor of job satisfaction with respect to teachers' perceptions: A causal Study

In this study, it was aimed to determine the school culture's effect on job satisfaction based on primary school teachers' perceptions. The sample of this study was composed of 291 teachers working in 10 primary schools located in Erzurum city center. The sample was chosen by means of the maximum variation method. The data for this study was gathered with the help of School Culture and Job Satisfaction Scales. In the data analysis, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression analyses were used. The findings of this study revealed that there was a positive correlation between school culture and job satisfaction according to teachers' perceptions. In addition, the school culture was statistically determined to be an important predictor variable of job satisfaction.