Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test Kanungo's expansion of Herzberg's two-factor model of job satisfaction to which Kanungo added workers' orientation and motivation as an element in job satisfaction. The study also compared the results of Surbida's study of job satisfaction of elementary principals in San Gabriel Valley, California, with results from this study population of secondary principals in Orange County, California. Descriptive research was used in this study. A questionnaire was sent to ninety-seven secondary principals of schools with combinations of grades ranging from seven through twelve with a response rate of 90 percent obtained. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to the.05 level of significance to measure distribution of responses. In addition, chi-square, Kendall rank correlation coefficient, Pearson, Mann-Whitney U, Fisher Exact Probability, and ANOVA tests were used to examine the relationship between the job factor variables. The findings of the study support Kanungo's intrinsic and extrinsic orientation theory as an element in job satisfaction. Herzberg's two-factor theory was questioned and there was no significant difference in the level of job satisfaction reported by elementary principals in Surbida's study and the secondary principals in this study. The majority of respondents in this study reported extreme and moderate satisfaction overall with the job of secondary principal and less than 10 percent were mildly satisfied. Further, conclusions of the study indicated that over 90 percent of secondary principals expressed some degree of satisfaction with all of the fifteen job factors. The recommendations imply that to attract and keep effective principals, job satisfaction elements must be continually examined to enhance the job of the principal which is considered a key role in making a difference in the public education of students. The recommendations are focused in three areas: (1) administrator staff development programs, (2) superintendent and board expectations of principals, and (3) future research in the area of career stage and development theory, as well as an examination of differences in job satisfaction based on the grade levels of principals' schools.