SOCIAL SUPPORT AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI EDUCATIONAL REVENUE DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Teachers' role in society in general and in education has been changing with time but the importance of this position is same. The teacher is the pre-requisite of the success of educational programmes. The main quality of teacher is the positive attitude towards education. One of the effective factors on job satisfaction is perceived social support by individuals. One of the psychological concepts that have been introduced by scientists of educational science is social support. It was among the basic needs of human beings throughout the history. Data were collected from70 males and 312 female teachers working in both rural and urban schools in Tiruchirappalli revenue district using systematic random sampling techniques. The results reveal that there is no relationship between social economic variables (gender, age, and education) and social support; however marital status and income are positively associated with social support. The results further expose that social economic variables (age and education) are negatively linked with job satisfaction. Hence, better social support and higher job satisfaction of teachers.