Teachers' job satisfaction and personal life balance aspects

ENSeeking personal fulfilment and self-realisation, and wishing to contribute to social well-being are important for teachers. Social, economic and technological changes in the contemporary society bring about changes in how the labour market and educational institutions operate. Previous research has shown that the balance between personal well-being and job satisfaction is useful for the organisation itself. However, some managers of educational institutions in Lithuania are still slow in implementing the measures to ensure the balance. The aim of the research is to reveal the interaction between the balance in personal life and job satisfaction of teachers. Analysis of scientific literature was selected for the theoretical explanation of the research problem as well as a quantitative research method (questionnaire) was selected for the empirical research. The current survey has established the main factors affecting job satisfaction, the main of which is the type of work, relationships with colleagues and trust in the organisation. The research showed that the most effective measures, which affect the balance between the teacher’s personal well-being and job satisfaction, as indicated by the respondents was the opportunity for flexible working time, quality workplace and duration of working hours (part-time work).