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This study aimed to see the relationship between excellent teachers’ thinking and their job satisfaction. Five thinking domains of excellent teachers had been identified by the previous study in Malaysia. This study sought the impacts of these domains on the job satisfaction of the excellent teachers. The Pearson Correlation was used to investigate the relationships between five Excellent Teaching Thinking Model’s Components with sixteen factors of Herzberg’s Theory of Job Satisfaction. Sample of the study involved 103 excellent teachers of secondary schools of Malaysia. Malaysian excellent teachers have job satisfaction in the three areas of their thinking domain such as management styles, their expectation and teaching objectives. No correlation was established between teacher’s job satisfaction and other two thinking domains i.e. excellent teachers’ teaching philosophy and pedagogical knowledge. The findings of this study offer valuable information for educational policy makers, educational managers particularly the principals, teachers and excellent teachers.
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To Cite this Article: Hoque, K. E., Razak, A. Z. A., & Zohora, M. F. (2012). Excellent Teachers and Their Job Satisfactions: An Analysis at Malaysia’s Standpoint. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 1(4), 240–255.
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