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| Autor/in | Neal, John E. |
|---|---|
| Titel | An Examination of Disciplinary Differences in Factors Related to Job Satisfaction among Liberal Arts College Faculty Members. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. |
| Quelle | (1990), (49 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | College Faculty; Comparative Analysis; Higher Education; Intellectual Disciplines; Job Satisfaction; Liberal Arts; Need Gratification; Quality of Working Life; Self Actualization; Work Environment |
| Abstract | The study attempted to determine liberal arts college faculty perceptions of their careers and professional needs and specific strategies for enhancing faculty job satisfaction in their roles as teachers, scholars, and members of different disciplinary groups. A total of 9,204 full time faculty at 142 participating colleges, all of them undergraduate institutions with enrollments under 3,000, were surveyed, and 4,271 responded for a response rate of 46%. Of this number 3,922 reported a faculty rank of assistant, associate, or full professor (ranks of lecturer, instructor, emeritus professor, or "other" were not included). Analysis of responses involved placing faculty members into one of four groups depending on their disciplinary identification, i.e., whether the discipline was considered hard (mathematics, biology, etc.) or soft (music, philosophy, etc.), and whether they were pure or applied disciplines. Analysis indicated that faculty perceptions among all groups regarding the college's prestige and security, as well as the opportunity to be creative, were significant factors in job satisfaction. However, the degree to which each was seen as important to job satisfaction varied, sometimes significantly, between disciplinary groups. The study's results suggested that the presence of both intrinsic and extrinsic job characteristics relate significantly to satisfaction, and therefore, an increased awareness of these characteristics and needs can assist members of the professoriate in exerting more control over the design and operation of their work environment. Tables and an appendix are included. Contains 17 references. (GLR) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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