Physical education teachers’ job satisfaction: A systematic review

Abstract

This systematic review analyzes empirical articles on job satisfaction of Physical Education teachers who work in basic education. The indexing databases LILACS, SciELO, Scopus and Web of Science were consulted and 18 articles that met the inclusion criteria were selected. Most of these scientific works are from Brazil and concentrated mainly in its Southern Region. Most of the studies are quantitative and used questionnaires/scales as their measurement instruments. The analysis of the results presented in the articles revealed that the teachers were satisfied with the overall evaluation of the work and with the following dimensions: Social relevance, labor laws and norms, career progression and autonomy at work, and were dissatisfied with pay and work conditions.