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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │Issue 11 │2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1040328 THE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION AMONG JOB SATISFACTION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, COLLEAGUES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHERS IN TERMS OF GENDER Burhanettin Hacicaferoglui Youth Services and Sports Provincial Directorate of Antalya, 0725, Turkey Abstract: This research was conducted to examine the relationships between physical education and sports teachers and their colleagues, the support of the school administration to them and the level of job satisfaction they feel about their profession in terms of gender variation. The sample of the research, done by using the general survey model, constituted of a total of 108 teachers, 79 males and 29 females, working in the central district of Malatya province and selected randomly. The scales of colleague relations, school administration support and job satisfaction components were used as data collection tools in the research. Based on the answers given to the scale by the teachers in the sample, it was determined that the general arithmetic mean of the scales was moderate level in terms of the positive scores of the components from all the gender groups. According to the arithmetic scores, it was determined that female teachers felt more positive colleague-school administration support and job satisfaction perception compared to male teachers according to the variables of marital and education status and working time. In addition, it was determined that there was no statistically significant difference between male teachers' education and marital status and working time variables and arithmetic scores of the components. For female teachers, it was found that married female teachers had a significant difference in the school administration support, single teachers in job satisfaction, and there was no significant difference in other variables and components. Keywords: colleague relations, school administration, job satisfaction, physical education, sports teacher Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 247 Burhanettin Hacicaferoglu THE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION AMONG JOB SATISFACTION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, COLLEAGUES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHERS IN TERMS OF GENDER 1. Introduction Job satisfaction can be expressed as the general attitude that an employee has shown towards his job (Cetinkanat, 2000). Job satisfaction is a mixture of emotional, cognitive and behavioral components just like other attitudes (Eser, 2010). It is not a different concept from the general meaning and it is expressed that it is related to the fulfilling of the requirements (Avsaroglu, Deniz and Kahraman, 2005). One of the important factors affecting the work environment is colleague relations (Arslan, 2006; Basaran, 2008). Employees who have a positive relationship with their colleagues, who support team spirit, and who have colleagues with appropriate worldviews are reported to have a high level of job satisfaction by researchers (Bozkurt and Bozkurt, 2008; Yilmaz, 2007). In addition, the employees who stated that their job satisfaction is high, also stated they would own their work more and produce better quality products in a work environment where human relations are at the highest level, technical competence is high and open to cooperation (Bingol, 2003). It is stated that the employees who do not have such environments feel themselves alone in the social sense and may face negative situations such as decreased motivation and increasing stress level and not enjoying their work (Bozkurt and Bozkurt, 2008). Employees in a high quality interaction with their supervisors may be inclined to have higher job satisfaction (Ozutku, 2007). Communication can be defined as transferring of knowledge, emotions and opinions by fulfilling the elements of communication (Sabuncuoglu and Tuz, 2008). The concept of elements of communication is a subject that needs to be carefully considered in organizations. Effective management is also based on a good communication process (Eser, 2010). In this context, communication is the basic foundation for organizations to survive and realize their goals (Elma and Demir, 2000). For this reason, administrators should create a psychological environment to enable two-way communication in working environments Sabuncuoglu and Tuz, 2008 . Employees’ easily access to their administrators gives important clues about the adequacy of organizational communication. Administrators keeping the communication channels available and allowing the operation of the communication process will provide an open and effective communication process (Yuksel, 2005). When managers appreciate the employees for the work they have done as a means of promoting in the work environment, it can be said that it is an important indicator in terms of showing that managers support the work being done and reward their employees for their performance. The previous research show that one of the factors affecting the job satisfaction of the employees is appreciation, and it is stated that European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 248 Burhanettin Hacicaferoglu THE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION AMONG JOB SATISFACTION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, COLLEAGUES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHERS IN TERMS OF GENDER the appraisal is the foremost of the ways leading to the success of the employees (Eser, 2010). The job satisfaction of an employee who is timely and appropriately appreciated due to his/her effort will be affected by this situation (Basaran, 2008; Bozkurt and Bozkurt, 2008). The research conducted previously indicates that appraisal is a tool desired by the employees and increasing their confidence (Arslan, 2006). 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