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The Perceptions Of Teachers In Rural Title 1 Middle Schools Concerning The Experiences That Negatively Influence Job Satisfaction
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Book Synopsis The Perceptions of Teachers in Rural Title 1 Middle Schools Concerning the Experiences that Negatively Influence Job Satisfaction by : Michael Stephen Slaven
Download or read book The Perceptions of Teachers in Rural Title 1 Middle Schools Concerning the Experiences that Negatively Influence Job Satisfaction written by Michael Stephen Slaven and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A qualitative phenomenological research design was chosen to examine the perceptions of teachers concerning experiences that negatively influence teachers' job satisfaction in rural Title I schools in Georgia. Twelve middle school teachers from three Georgia school districts were interviewed. Pilot interviews and follow-up interviews were also held. Interview data was coded, codes were examined for redundancy and codes were collapsed into broad themes. Major themes related to teacher dissatisfaction included negative relationships with administrators and problems with student behavior. Major themes related to teacher satisfaction included positive relationships with colleagues, working with students, and a sense of efficacy. Problems with student behavior, initial misconceptions concerning teaching, and a sense of isolation were identified by participants as factors that increase the difficulty of teaching. Due to job dissatisfaction related to the teacher-administrator relationship and problems with student behavior, several participants indicated that they would leave their current position for a comparable job outside of education. Participant responses supported Frederick Herzberg's two-factor theory on worker satisfaction, Abraham Maslow and Clayton Alderfer's theories related to the categorization of human needs, and theories on human motivation proposed by Jeremy Bentham and Victor Vroom. Additional theoretical implications along with applications for educational leaders are also delineated in the study.
Book Synopsis Rural Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Their Efficacy and Stress by : Kristy Black
Download or read book Rural Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Their Efficacy and Stress written by Kristy Black and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnson, Cooper, Donald, Taylor, and Millet (2005) surveyed teachers to examine connections between their career and occupational stress and found that teaching was the second most stressful career. In fact, outside of driving an ambulance, teaching was more stressful than 24 other careers. In the age of accountability, stress can be potentially devastating to the educators. Many of the stressful factors that cause a teacher to reexamine his or her career choice come from outside the walls of the classroom. Additionally, a lack of administrative support in schools can lead to a negative climate and cause teachers to seek another career path (Billingsley, 2003). It is these stressful factors that I became interested in. Therefore, the study I conducted provides an outlet for teachers to provide input about the stresses they experience or have experienced during their teaching careers. In offering this data, I wanted to add information to the body of knowledge on teacher efficacy in order to combat teacher stress and/or burnout. While I found a tremendous amount of research on how stress impacts high school teachers (Friedman, 1991) and elementary school teachers (Gold, 1996), I found a lack of data representing middle school teachers. In particular, there is a gap in the available data with respect to rural areas. Therefore, my focus became to investigate rural middle school teachers' perceptions of stress. In researching, I found there is little data available that examines the beliefs and perceptions current middle school teachers hold and how that impacts their teaching practices. My interest became specific to middle school teachers in rural areas. Thus, the purpose of this mixed methods study is two-fold: 1) to learn what factors impact rural middle school teachers' efficacy; and 2) to better understand which of these factors increase their stress (and potential burnout). This study employed to methods of data collection: 1) online survey of 36 teachers; and 2) interviews with 12 participants. This study found that teachers in the rural middle school setting feel they are impacted by more outside stress factors than from within their own classroom. It becomes obvious, though, that the concerns are generated by people and things the teachers have no control over. Micro-politics, trust and support, and the practice of hiring relatives are the main stress factors impacting these teachers. The support and close ties to family, friends and religious associations were places of comfort and solace. The overall implication is that teachers feel more stress based on the type of administrator the school has than on the teaching.
Book Synopsis A Case Study Comparison of Novice and Veteran Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction by : James Mitchell Bailey (Jr.)
Download or read book A Case Study Comparison of Novice and Veteran Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction written by James Mitchell Bailey (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American schools, like nations across the world, are faced with the challenge of recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers. The purpose of this case study was to discover and compare the perceptions of job satisfaction among novice and veteran middle school teachers that lead to longevity in one county in the state of Georgia. This research study followed a qualitative research design using a case study framework from data collected through focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and participant journaling. Participants included a total of 16 teachers within two groups who had either a maximum of five years or a minimum of 11 years of teaching experience with at least five of those years teaching in a middle school. The first group consisted of eight novice teachers, those with less than five years of teaching experience, working in middle schools located within Coweta County, Georgia. The second group consisted of eight veteran teachers, those with more than 11 years of teaching experience, working in middle schools located within Coweta County, Georgia. A total of eight participants, four from each group, participated in a one-on-one interview and participant journaling. The other eight participants, four from each group, participated in two separate focus group sessions and participant journaling. Data were collected and analyzed by assigning a pseudonym to each participant in the study and by classifying responses as a result of emerging themes. Findings revealed eight essential themes that correlate to literature related to job satisfaction and school climate, school leadership, and a teacher’s working condition.
Book Synopsis A Study of the Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Their Perceptions of the Level of Implementation of Eighteen Basic Middle School Characteristics by : Henry Willie Demps
Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Their Perceptions of the Level of Implementation of Eighteen Basic Middle School Characteristics written by Henry Willie Demps and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis A Study of Factors that Impact Teacher Job Satisfaction in Rural Schools by : Michael Bumgartner
Download or read book A Study of Factors that Impact Teacher Job Satisfaction in Rural Schools written by Michael Bumgartner and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing body of research suggests that low job satisfaction among teachers may lead to undesired consequences for educators, students, and communities. The greatest impact appears to be a high rate of attrition among teachers, which is growing (NCTAF, 2007). Teacher effectiveness, teacher retention, and student achievement can be directly impacted and correlated to teacher satisfaction with the job or the extent of satisfaction teachers feel concerning the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of teacher job satisfaction in rural schools in a western state, as well as to attempt to reveal specific factors that lead to job satisfaction in education. Data was gathered utilizing the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), created by Dr. Paul Spector (1985). The JSS assesses job satisfaction in nine subscales including pay, promotion, supervision, nature of work, operating conditions, coworkers, communication, fringe benefits, and contingent rewards. Each of the nine subscales can be classified as either an extrinsic or intrinsic satisfier, as noted by Herzberg et al. (1959). The two subscales of extrinsic satisfaction means and intrinsic satisfaction means served as the dependent variables in the study. The independent variables were the ten demographic characteristics provided by respondents to the JSS and included gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, highest level of education, elementary or secondary level of teaching, type of community where the teacher grew up, salary, years of experience, and the number of schools in which the teacher has been employed. Multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVAs) were conducted on the independent and dependent variables in order to answer the research questions and to understand if any significant differences existed among the variables. The two dependent variables in this study were the extrinsic and intrinsic mean scale scores from the JSS. If differences were indicated by MANOVA tests, follow up post hoc analyses were conducted to detail where the differences were found. No significant differences were found for the independent variables of gender, ethnicity, type of community where the teacher grew up, and number schools in which the teacher had been employed. Significant differences were found for the independent variables of age, highest level of education, elementary and secondary grade level taught, years of teaching experience, and salary. Rural schoolteachers in the age category of 21-30 with the level of education of obtaining a Bachelor Degree, making a salary of $30,000-$40,000, and from 0-5 years teaching experience expressed higher intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction than older, more educated teachers with more income and more experience in the teaching field. Teachers in all demographic categories expressed higher intrinsic satisfaction with the job than extrinsic. These findings were remarkably similar across all five school districts where the JSS was conducted.
Book Synopsis Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Influence of High Stakes Testing on Instructional Practices and Student Learning and Engagement in Rural Southwest Virginia by : Kelli N. Mooney
Download or read book Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Influence of High Stakes Testing on Instructional Practices and Student Learning and Engagement in Rural Southwest Virginia written by Kelli N. Mooney and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this qualitative study, I examined teachers’ perceptions of the influence of high stakes testing on instructional practices and student learning and engagement in middle schools in rural Southwest Virginia. Fourteen middle school teachers from three middle schools completed questionnaires, and seven teachers submitted lesson plans as part of this study. I analyzed the data and determined teachers expressed negative perceptions of the effects of high stakes testing on student learning and engagement. Teachers also stated high stakes testing limited instructional practices used in classrooms. Teachers perceived current instructional practices were not conducive for active student learning and engagement; however, these teachers felt restricted by the state-prescribed curricula and high expectations for student performance on high stakes testing.
Book Synopsis Middle School Teacher Perceptions of Factors which Influence Job Satisfaction by : Michael Patrick Kelly
Download or read book Middle School Teacher Perceptions of Factors which Influence Job Satisfaction written by Michael Patrick Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Study of Factors that Impact Middle School Teacher Job Satisfaction by : Kristen Maria McNeill
Download or read book A Study of Factors that Impact Middle School Teacher Job Satisfaction written by Kristen Maria McNeill and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a developing body of research suggesting low job satisfaction among teachers can lead to potential consequences for educators, students, and school districts (Darling-Hammond, 2010; Ladebo, 2005; Sarnek, Musser, Caskey, Olsen & Green, 2006; Wu & Short, 1996). There is also a growing concern about the number of teachers who are going to be retire soon; this loss of experienced teachers may impact student learning. Recent research (NYSED, 2010; NCTAF, 2003) supports an assumption that job satisfaction is a major factor to increase retention of teachers; however, there is a need for more research in this area. As school districts experience teacher shortages, there is an increased need to recruit, hire, and retain highly effective teachers because of either teachers leaving the profession early or because of retirement. The purpose of this study was to examine the level of job satisfaction among middle school teachers employed at 13 middle schools in an urban school district, as well as to identify factors associated with teacher job satisfaction. The study considered workforce and policy issues which may be leading to highly effective teachers leaving the profession early, therefore impacting student achievement. Data were gathered utilizing the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), created by Dr. Paul Spector (1985). The JSS assesses job satisfaction in nine subscales that include pay, promotion, supervision, nature of work, operating conditions, coworkers, communication, fringe benefits, and contingent rewards. These nine subscales are classified as either extrinsic or intrinsic factors of job satisfaction. Additional survey questions provided demographic data in categories including age, gender, highest level of education, subject matter taught, years to retirement, salary, total years of teaching experiences and the number of schools in which the teacher had been employed. Overall results suggest that differences among the various teacher groups were associated with extrinsic motivation rather than intrinsic motivation. For example, the youngest group of teachers scored higher on extrinsic motivation than did the oldest group of teachers. When significant group differences were found, these differences tended to be associated with the variables Fringe Benefits, Promotion, and Total Extrinsic Motivation. In addition, the group of teachers with the most experience scored lower on Extrinsic Motivation than did the group of teacher with less experience. For many of the various groupings of teachers, the comparisons were not significant. That is, the characteristics of the groups were not associated with differences in measures of motivation. In many instances, there were not significant differences across groups based on the overall Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation; however, differences were apparent on the individual subscales of the JSS. In general, the Extrinsic constructs were more important to younger teachers than were these same constructs were to more veteran teachers. A comparison of the responses of the teachers in this study to the response published by Spector was conducted for each subscale and for total assessment score. Thus, a total of ten comparisons between the results for the study sample and the teacher norms provided by Spector were conducted. Seven of these comparisons were significant: Pay, Promotion, Supervision, Working Conditions, Coworkers, Communication, and Total Score. In six of these comparisons of the means, the sample means were higher than the norm means; only Working Conditions were less important to the sample than to the comparison group. That is, for teachers in the study sample, these measures from the JSS were more important than for the teachers in the comparison group. The open-ended responses provided meaningful insight into teacher motivation with specific respect to “compelling reasons to stay in a school.” Compensation was a significant theme that surfaced during the analysis; however, issues related to compensation are part of negotiations between the teachers’ union and the school district. Therefore, this area is mostly beyond the control of a building level school administrator. The other significant themes were Teachers Value Support, Character of My Work, Importance of Students, and Need for Respect. These themes are not independent but each of these themes is subject to influence from within the school. The parallel studies conducted by both Cui-Callahan (2012) and Bumgartner (2013), mirrored the results found in this study. Specifically, all three studies showed teacher respondents scored higher in Intrinsic job satisfaction than Extrinsic job satisfaction. Finally, using the results from this research will help to inform other districts with information on what job satisfaction factors are important to teachers. It is notable that overall teachers scored higher at all levels with intrinsic motivational factors, but that younger, less experienced teachers rated extrinsic motivational factors higher. This will help school boards, district level administration, and building principals to be better informed as to demographics of teachers and how to best target job satisfaction type incentives to better recruit and retain teachers. In this era of teacher shortages, it can only benefit districts to have as much information and data as possible to attract teachers and to reduce teacher turnover costs.
Book Synopsis Perceived Job Satisfaction Factors Impacting the Retention of Middle School Teachers in Northwest North Carolina by :
Download or read book Perceived Job Satisfaction Factors Impacting the Retention of Middle School Teachers in Northwest North Carolina written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The body of research related to teacher retention continues to grow but is limited concerning middle school teachers. The focus of this study was to examine the factors of job satisfaction for middle school teachers. A portion of the study compares teacher responses with Herzberg, Mausner, and Snydermanâs 1959 study of motivation. Additional components of the study provide middle school teachersâ feedback on their dispositions and recommendations to administrators and others for attracting and retaining quality middle school teachers. This qualitative study includes a review of related literature and includes a historical perspective of job satisfaction and a discussion of Herzbergâs Two-Factor Motivation Theory. Teacher job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, along with current trends in teacher retention efforts, complete the review of literature. Data for the findings were obtained from a demographic survey and semi-structured interviews of current and former middle school teachers. The data were then analyzed to learn what factors encourage middle school teachers to remain in the classroom or to leave. Responses related to teacher dispositions were also analyzed. Findings of this study validate the research of Gawel (1997) based on Bellot and Tutor; salary was not found to be the highest motivator as in the Herzberg study. Instead, participants identified the work itself, their enjoyment of the early adolescent student, and their relationships with co-workers to be important areas of job satisfaction and what keeps them returning to their middle school classrooms. The personal dispositions identified by participants as necessary to being successful as a middle school teacher were a good sense of humor, a love of the age group, and being energetic, flexible, organized, enthusiastic, consistent, and firm. This study will be of interest to universities and colleges with teacher preparatory programs. It will be of interest, also, to school administrators, principals,
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Book Synopsis Job Satisfaction Among America's Teachers by : Marianne Perie
Download or read book Job Satisfaction Among America's Teachers written by Marianne Perie and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Identifiable Factors that Influence Teacher Retention in Four Title I Middle Schools by : Adair Blanton McKay
Download or read book Identifiable Factors that Influence Teacher Retention in Four Title I Middle Schools written by Adair Blanton McKay and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student success has suffered a great deal and continues to suffer in the Title I middle school setting. Staffing problems in these schools account for part of the cause. This study examined four Title I middle schools that experience difficulty retaining teachers. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2016), between 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, approximately 8% of teachers moved, another 8% of teachers left the profession, and approximately 84% of teachers stayed at the same school. The percentage of movers from high-poverty schools is double that of movers from low-poverty schools. The goal of this study was to serve as a capacity-building tool for district leaders and school-based administrators. Quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to collect data from teachers at the targeted middle schools in the form of a Job Satisfaction Survey and a focus group. Data were analyzed to draw comparisons between responses to the survey and themes that emerged in the focus group discussion. Findings include the importance of self-efficacy, support of colleagues, and support of administration. The primary finding is that administrative support is the overarching factor influencing teacher retention in these Title I middle schools.
Book Synopsis Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Student Self-efficacy by : Courtney M. Amersbach
Download or read book Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Student Self-efficacy written by Courtney M. Amersbach and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate middle school mathematics teachers' perceptions of student self-efficacy and its influence on their instructional practices. Fifteen districts from the southeast and south central regions of Pennsylvania agreed to take part in the study. The researcher contacted seventh and eighth grade mathematics teachers from these districts requesting volunteers to complete a self-administered SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Fifty-seven teachers responded to the questionnaire with five of these teachers also participating in the phone interviews. The survey instruments explored the following areas of the construct from the teachers' perspective: 1) examples of student self-efficacy observed in the classroom, 2) the impact of self-efficacy on students' motivation to learn, 3) the selection of instructional practices informed by one's understandings of student self-efficacy, and 4) professional development dedicated to student self-efficacy. Teachers in this study observed student behaviors consistent with prior research. Students demonstrating low self-efficacy gave up easily when they did not experience success while individuals with positive efficacious beliefs showed perseverance in solving challenging tasks. Although the majority of respondents believed that teachers had a role in building students' perceptions of capability, nearly half of these teachers reported little to no formal training on the construct. Teachers emphasized the importance of scaffolding material in an effort to promote mastery experiences, yet perceived students to favor a performance orientation. The assertion disputed earlier studies claiming that teachers guided their students to achievement goals through their selection of instructional practices. Conflicting testimony surfaced as respondents also cited examples of teaching strategies reflecting a performance approach. The study recommends further analysis, including classroom observations and students' perspectives, to resolve some of the disparities that emerged.
Book Synopsis The Relationships Among Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Actual and Ideal Teaching Situations, Job Satisfaction, and Years of Teaching Experience by : Barbara Olson
Download or read book The Relationships Among Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Actual and Ideal Teaching Situations, Job Satisfaction, and Years of Teaching Experience written by Barbara Olson and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Teachers’ Perceptions of Job Satisfaction, Advisory, and Teacher-Student Relationships in a Middle-High School by : Curt M. Shircel
Download or read book Teachers’ Perceptions of Job Satisfaction, Advisory, and Teacher-Student Relationships in a Middle-High School written by Curt M. Shircel and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
