DEVLING THE NEXUS BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION AND TEACHER RETENTION IN AVIATION UNIVERSITY

The purpose of this study was to examine teacher job satisfaction and its impact on teacher retention in the independent school. This case study was completed at Aviation University, Tehran branch. 87 full-time English teachers who were distributed throughout the lower, middle, and upper school divisions were selected. Participants included 69 females and 18 males representing. Osborne and Reiman’s (2005) teacher retention questionnaire and Smith’s job satisfaction questionnaire (1969) were used to measure the variables. Data from the survey instrument incorporated the use of the Likert Scale. The result of analysis confirmed the significant correlation between the subscales of two variables. These results have some implications for educational researchers and administrators who pursue to improve effective teaching and learning situations. Thus, considering teachersʹ individual characteristics must be of the most significant for school administrators to improve educational results.