The role of professional qualifications, teaching self-efficacy and competence perception in predicting the job satisfaction of teachers of exceptional students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 M.A. of Educational Psychology, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of professional qualifications, teaching self-efficacy and competence perception in predicting the job satisfaction of teachers of exceptional students.
Method: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the research was formed by all the teachers of exceptional students in Ardabil city in the academic year of 2023-2024, from which 210 people (97 female teachers and 113 male teachers) were selected as a sample using stratified random sampling. To collect data, teachers' professional qualifications questionnaire, teachers' teaching self-efficacy questionnaire, teachers' professional competence questionnaire and Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression coefficient.
Results: The findings showed that there is a significant positive relationship between professional qualifications, teaching self-efficacy and competence perception with the job satisfaction of teachers of exceptional students. Likewise, the results of the regression analysis revealed that 55% of the job satisfaction of teachers of exceptional students can be explained by professional qualifications, teaching self-efficacy and competence perception (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that professional qualifications, teaching self-efficacy and competence perception play a significant role in predicting the job satisfaction of teachers of exceptional students, which require attention and planning by exceptional education officials.

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Volume 14, Issue 2
August 2025
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