Principal's Experiential and Academic Qualifications as Related to Their Teacher's Job Satisfaction

Principal's experiential and academic qualifications include the number of years employed, the degree held, the area of study, and the passing of a management course according to the guidelines for assigning school principals. To see the extent to which these qualifications are present among school principals in Tehran, and whether it correlates with teacher's job satisfaction, a sample of 26 principals and 260 teachers was randomly selected and given a questionnaire. The data analysis yielded that only two qualifications (degree and experience) were present among assigned principals and three qualifications (area of study, passing the management course, and having served as vice principal) were ignored. There was no difference in this phenomenon across different school districts in Tehran. Furthermore, The more principals demonstrated the required qualifications, the more job satisfaction among their teachers was observed.