| This study investigated the relationship between teachers' perceptions of senior high technical schools and job morale, and discerned the significant difference among teachers' perceptions as well as teachers' morale. The population of the study was 186 teachers of seven public senior high technical schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, randomly selected out of 332. Two existing instruments were employed after being modified and translated into Indonesian. Descriptive analysis, analysis of variance with Scheffe at.05 level, and correlation analysis were employed.;The majority of the population are: (1) predominantly male, (2) in the range of the age of 26 to 43, (3) FPTK-IKIP graduates, (4) STM graduates, and (5) living in small towns or rural areas.;There is a significant relationship between teachers' perceptions as well as teachers' morale and the following variables: (1) teacher's degree, (2) reason for becoming a teacher, (3) length of teaching, and (4) school region. Variables of teacher's age and teacher's department indicated a significant relationship with teacher's morale. The teachers' perceptions and the teachers' morale were moderately correlated (r =.41).;Six morale factors, namely, (1) Teacher Rapport with Principal, (2) Rapport Among Teachers, (3) Satisfaction with Teaching, (4) Community Support Education, (5) Teacher Status, and (6) School Facilities and Services, indicated a significant difference on the teachers' morale.;For the betterment of the senior high technical schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the following recommendations are put forward: (1) improving the system of students' selection, (2) establishing good rapport among teachers and between principal and teachers, (3) conducting teachers' pre-service and in-service training focusing on the teaching profession as a career, and (5) conducting further research in morale and perceptions of senior high school teachers. |
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