Abstract:

Higher education is crucial for the survival and advancement of nations. Teaching profession in higher education facing problems related to faulty members’ job satisfaction. Job satisfaction is known as the degree of the individual’s satisfaction of his/her needs. The present research aims investigate job satisfaction among Zarqa University academicians in Jordan. During the past years, multiple methods were utilized to collect data to determine the level of job satisfaction among university staff. This study was conducted using survey research methods. Demographic characteristics of academicians were also collected for the study. For further research, a wider coverage of the number of public and private universities should be done to get a more comprehensive result. A comparative study between academicians job satisfaction in private and public universities is also recommended. Based on the findings of the study several recommendations are forwarded. Keywords: Level, Job Satisfaction, Academicians, University, Age, Gender, Experience, Academic Qualification.

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