The career satisfaction of the public primary teachers is essential in order to produce quality education. Punjab has a population of more than 123 million and includes 32,354 government schools with 174,520 primary school teachers having around 11 million students. In Lahore there are 522 schools and 15,551 public teachers responsible for 645,267 students. Positive career goal discrepancy, the difference between desired and actual career goals of teachers, impacts career satisfaction. The current study examines the mediating role of career engagement among positive career goal discrepancy and career satisfaction. A quantitative research design was utilized, with a multistage random sampling method to provide a representative sample of Lahore's public primary school teachers. Data was gathered through a structured questionnaire administered among teachers. Findings show that positive career goal discrepancy significantly increases career engagement, which results in greater career satisfaction. In addition, career outcome expectations moderate the association between career engagement and career satisfaction. Teachers with higher career outcome expectations are affected by a greater positive effect of engagement and satisfaction. To improve teacher satisfaction, policymakers would implement goal-setting strategies and professional development programs that help teachers eliminate career goal gaps. Career counselling and mentorship programs would also enhance career outcome expectations to encourage more participation and satisfaction. These relationships should be investigated in larger educational settings by future research.

Authors:
Tajammal Hussain Awan, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Zia Aslam, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Abubaker Malik, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
Abdul Rauf Awan, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
Adeel Ahmad, Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan
Waqar Sardar Alvi, Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan

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Mr Tajammal Hussain Awan is a University Doctoral Student at Superior University Lahore Pakistan in Pakistan

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