Investigation of the Level of Cognitive Flexibility and Job Satisfaction of Teachers

In this study cognitive flexibility and job satisfaction have been investigated in terms of various variables of teachers in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). This research is a quantitative study in survey model. The sample of study consisted of 529 (402 female, 127 male) teachers who worked in public and private schools depending on TRNC Ministry of National Education in the 2014-2015 academic years. In this research Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Job Satisfaction Scale and Personal Information Form was used. As a result of the analysis with the SPSS program, the result of the study indicated that statistically significant differences were found in cognitive flexibility control subdimension of teachers according to their age, cognitive flexibility alternatives subdimension and general cognitive flexibility level of teachers according to their seniority and cognitive flexibility alternatives subdimension level of teachers according to institution. The results about job satisfaction indicate statistically significant difference in job satisfaction levels of teachers according to, gender, age, institution, appreciation, and the love of the profession. Furthermore, there are positive and significant correlations between cognitive flexibility and job satisfaction. In the direction of findings recommendations are given