Abstract:

Education is the most powerful weapon for social development, and the most significant determinant of the future of any nation. Teachers are the prime vehicle for providing top-notch education to learners provided that they are satisfied with their job. Consequently, teachers’ job satisfaction has received much attention in the recent past due to its insidious effect on the quality of education and learning. To date, there has been a piecemeal approach to investigating the effect of human resource management practices on teachers’ job satisfaction. Moreover, since the human resource management practices are context-specific in nature, the findings cannot be generalized. This study aims at examining the effect of human resource management practices on teachers’ job satisfaction. Data collection was carried out with an adopted questionnaire from samples of 392 secondary school teachers working in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Results revealed that training, development, and education, promotion, health and safety, and teacher relationship possess a significant and positive relationship with teachers’ job satisfaction. On the other hand, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, compensation and reward, benefits, motivation, and transfer do not show any particular connection with teachers’ job satisfaction. The present study pushes back the frontiers of the extant literature in education and Human resource management and proffers many useful practical implications. The limitations and suggestions for further advancement in the field are also discussed.