%T The Contribution of Principals’ Supervision and 
Teacher Participation in Decision-Making toward the Teachers’ Work Satisfaction in SMP Negeri Kecamatan Bayang Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan
%I Universitas Negeri Padang
%L repounp31510
%A Satria Putri Idaman
%X This research aims to reveal the contribution of principals’ supervision and  teachers' participation in decision making toward teachers’ work satisfaction in  SMP Negeri Kecamatan Bayang Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan. The hypotheses  proposed in this research were: 1) principals’ supervision had a contribution  toward the teachers’ work satisfaction, 2) teachers’ participation in decision making had a contribution toward the teachers' work satisfaction, and 3)  principals’ supervision and teachers’ participation in decision-making  simultaneously had a contribution toward the teacher work satisfaction in SMP  Negeri Kecamatan Bayang Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan   In conducting this research, the researcher used quantitative method. The  population of this research was 113 people. By using proportional stratified  random sampling technique and taking the level of education and years of service  into account, 47 were chosen as the sample.   The results of the research showed that: (1) principals’ supervision  contributed significantly toward the teacher work satisfaction which was about  17,4%, (2) teachers’ participation in decision-making contributed significantly  toward the teachers’ work satisfaction which was about 40,5%, and (3) principals’  supervision and teacher participation in decision-making simultaneously  contributed significantly toward the teacher work satisfaction which was about  48%. The result of the research implies that teachers’ work satisfaction can be  improved by considering the improvement of the principals’ supervision and  teachers’ participation in decision-making. However, it is believed that there are  many other factors which are likely to contribute toward the work satisfaction of  teachers which are not addressed in this research.
%K Supervision, Participation, Work 
Satisfaction
%D 2013