Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to explore factors associated with the job satisfaction of the lecturers at the Turkish National Police Academy. Lecturers might experience problems with their students for a variety of reasons. This in turn might adversely affect the whole society in the long term, as police academy lecturers are responsible for the education and training of the future police administrators. This study is unique in terms of studying lecturers’ job satisfaction in the context of the Turkish Police Academy. The survey was administered to 37 lecturers during the year of 2012. Lecturers’ job satisfaction was measured using the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale. The variation in lecturers’ job satisfaction was examined with regard to individual characteristics and opinions such as age, marital status, education, seniority, awards received, subject field, perception about the adequacy of sports facilities at school, perception about the ability to keep pace with the developments in the subject field, and perception about oneself economic prosperity. Mann Withney U-Test and Kruskal Wallis H-Test were used to analyze the data. According to the findings, job satisfaction is higher among the older age group, among the married, for those with greater seniority and among those who believe that school’s sports facilities are adequate. Education and awards received didn’t have any statistically significant relationship with job satisfaction.
