Job Satisfaction Of Full Time Faculty At Selected South Dakota Universities

Author : Marvin LeVale Bright
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Job Satisfaction as an Indicator for Retention of New Community College Instructional Faculty written by Marvin LeVale Bright and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to assess job satisfaction as measured by the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) as an indicator of job retention among new full-time, contractual, non-tenure track, community college instructional faculty employed in Maryland's sixteen community colleges. The questions guiding the conduct of the study were translated into the following four hypotheses. (1) There is no relationship between selected personal and professional characteristics and job satisfaction; (2) There is no difference between African-Americans and Caucasian-Americans on the 20 facets of job satisfaction as measured by the MSQ; (3) There is no difference in general job satisfaction between African-Americans and Caucasian-Americans; and (4) There is no difference in job retention between new full-time, contractual, non-tenure track African-Americans and Caucasian-Americans. The sample consisted of eighty-three full-time, contractual, non-tenured track community college instructional faculty members employed for at least one year but not to exceed five years. Demographic data and job retention assessments were obtained through the use of a Demographic Data Sheet. The 1977 Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to measure job satisfaction. The results of the F-test (ANOVA) indicated no significant relationships between selected personal and professional characteristics and job satisfaction. Significant differences were identified on several of the 20 facets of the MSQ between African-American and Caucasian-American participants including Activity, Authority, Co-Workers, Independence, Recognition, and Working Conditions. The mean score for general job satisfaction for African-Americans resulted in 3.45 (SD = 1.14) and the mean score for general job satisfaction for Caucasian-Americans was 3.91 (SD = .977). The analysis of variance indicated no statistical significant difference. Based on the three scales used to assess participants' propensity to remain on or leave the job, two out of the three were statistically different between the African-American and Caucasian-American participants, Plans for Next Year and Future Plans set at the Alpha = .05 level. -- Abstract.