Retention of School-Based SLPs: Relationships among Caseload Size, Workload Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Best Practice

Autor/inn/en	Hutchins, Tiffany L.; Howard, Malinda; Prelock, Patricia A.; Belin, Gayle
Titel	Retention of School-Based SLPs: Relationships among Caseload Size, Workload Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Best Practice
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 31 (2010) 3, S.139-154 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740109336870
Schlagwörter	Job Satisfaction; Speech Language Pathology; School Holding Power; Faculty Workload; Teaching Load; Working Hours; Best Practices; Allied Health Personnel; State Surveys; Special Education; Individualized Education Programs; School Districts; Evaluation; Intervention; Models; Public Schools; Faculty Mobility; Burnout; Scientific Research; Correlation; Vermont; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Lehrdeputat; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; School district; Schulbezirk; Evaluierung; Analogiemodell; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Korrelation
Abstract	Nationally, the shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the schools is growing. As such, it is important to understand factors related to the retention of SLPs in this setting. This study expanded on previous research by examining a wider range of factors that may be related to the retention of SLPs including caseload size, workload satisfaction, job satisfaction, and time available to conduct best practice. Participants were 75 full-time SLPs working in a school setting in the state of Vermont who completed a survey designed to solicit information concerning the variables of interest. Several dimensions of job satisfaction and best practice predicted retention, caseload, and especially workload. The results also suggested that high workloads complicate the implementation of best practice and have implications for retention. Limitations of the research and implications for practice are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10