Job Satisfaction of Expatriate EFL Teachers in Turkish Private K-12 Schools: A Phenomenological Inquiry

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With the increase in global mobility in the teaching profession and the rising number of expatriate EFL teachers, it is important to study this group’s experiences in the host country. This thesis study aimed to investigate the job satisfaction of expatriate EFL teachers in the Turkish private K-12 system. The study was carried out with 4 participants coming from the United States, Canada, and Albania and living and working in Ankara during the 2021-2022 academic year. To reach the objectives, outlined in this study, the researcher collected the data from the expatriate EFL teachers through a survey and a series of three semi-structured interviews. The participants were also asked to journal over the course of one week and write down any specific incidents that affect their job satisfaction one way or another. The data were analyzed separately for each participant after each case was reported, the researcher looked for ways in which the participants converge or diverge, and three themes emerged. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, the study revealed that the teachers have varying definitions of job satisfaction that converged in their prioritizing relationships, community, achievement, and recognition of achievement; they experienced low levels of job satisfaction, even though at times there were upswings in these levels; and love for the job and community overshadowed by contextual aspects. Following these themes, it became clear that steps should be taken by Turkish private K-12 schools to ensure higher levels of satisfaction for expatriate EFL teachers.

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Teacher job satisfaction, expatriate EFL teachers, Turkish private K-12 schools, interpretative phenomenological analysis

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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X. Metaj, “Job Satisfaction of Expatriate EFL Teachers in Turkish Private K-12 Schools: A Phenomenological Inquiry,” M.A. - Master of Arts, Middle East Technical University, 2022.