What Makes School Administrators Satisfied with Their Jobs?: a Case Study of Administrators from Rural Pennsylvania School Districts

With more and more teachers choosing not to apply for administrative positions in rural Pennsylvania public school districts, combined with public pressure for our schools to be better than ever, who is going to run our schools in the future? The primary research questions of this case study are: (1) What are the factors that lead to principal and teacher job satisfaction and dissatisfaction in public school districts? (2) Why are certified school administrators continuing to teach and not seek an administrative post in rural Pennsylvania public school districts?