The Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Physical Education Teachers in Hamedan Education Organization

This study aimed at studying the relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction in physical education teachers in Education Organization of Hamedan city. 169 physical education teachers of Hamedan institutes were selected by random and cluster methods as the sample. To collect data, personal information questionnaire, Mowady, Stee and Porter (1979) organizational commitment questionnaire and Visoki and Chrome (1991) job satisfaction questionnaire were used. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation coefficient and statistical t test. The results indicated no significant difference between organizational commitment and job satisfaction of male and female physical education teachers. Also, there was no significant relationship between age, work experience and organizational commitment of physical education teachers. There was no significant relationship between age, work experience and job satisfaction of physical education teachers while there was a negative significant relationship between the level of education and level of organizational commitment as well as between the level of education and level of job satisfaction of physical education teachers. Also, there was a positive significant relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction of both male and female physical education teachers. Therefore, as physical education teachers of Hamedan Education Organization have high levels of organizational commitment and job satisfaction, they work as teachers contrary to financial shortage. Education Organization authorities are expected to take basic measures to eliminate their financial problems.