An Examination of Adjunct Faculty Job Satisfaction and Loyalty in Christian Higher Education

Autor/in	Couch, Jeremy J.
Titel	An Examination of Adjunct Faculty Job Satisfaction and Loyalty in Christian Higher Education
Quelle	(2014), (202 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Grand Canyon University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3039-7301-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Christianity; College Faculty; Adjunct Faculty; Job Satisfaction; Correlation; Regression (Statistics); Church Related Colleges; Predictor Variables; Comparative Analysis; Teacher Surveys; Models; Work Attitudes; Preferences; Peer Relationship; Compensation (Remuneration); Scheduling; Teacher Attitudes; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Christentum; Fakultät; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Korrelation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Kirchliche Hochschule; Prädiktor; Analogiemodell; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Peer-Beziehungen; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Disposition; Lehrerverhalten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In order to address the deficiency of research regarding the job attitudes of adjunct faculty members in Christian higher education, a quantitative causal-comparative study was conducted for the purpose of examining the influence of six extrinsic and three intrinsic variables on the job satisfaction and loyalty of 388 adjuncts teaching at seven Christian institutions in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. The Adjunct Faculty Survey instrument was used to anonymously collect data from adjunct participants, and various statistical procedures were used to analyze the data. A correlation analysis revealed the existence of a strong positive relationship between overall job satisfaction and loyalty (r = 0.776, p < 0.001). Two stepwise regression analyses were conducted in order to identify a parsimonious set of significant predictor variables for adjunct faculty job satisfaction and loyalty. The final regression model predicting adjunct job satisfaction accounted for 61% of the variance and identified six significant predictors: recognition, compensation, quality of students, work preference, faculty support, and teaching schedule. The final regression model predicting adjunct loyalty accounted for 54% of the variance and identified five significant predictors: recognition, quality of students, work preference, teaching schedule, and compensation. Given the large amount of variance in job satisfaction and loyalty that were accounted for by the extrinsic and intrinsic variables in this study, it appears that Christian higher education institutions provide a satisfying work environment that fosters the attitudinal loyalty of their adjunct faculty members. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01