UNDERSTANDING TEACHER MORALE AND JOB-SATISFACTION

This article contributes to the study of teacher morale and job satisf action. It presents, as a case study, findings of the author's researc h into staff morale and job satisfaction at an English Primary school. The effects on individual teachers of prevailing, context-specific ci rcumstances and of specific events are described, highlighting the imp ortance, as morale and job satisfaction determinants, of factors such as leadership and individuals' professionality orientations, relative perspectives and realistic expectations. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd . All rights reserved.