Elementary Administrators' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Its Impact on Retention
Elementary Administrators' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Its Impact on Retention

Author: James M. Hollinger

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Published: 2018

Total Pages: 124

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This qualitative study explored the perceived rewards and barriers and the balance of these perceptions that contribute to job satisfaction among public elementary school principals and assistant principals. The study took place in 17 school districts in the South-Central region of Pennsylvania. The participants were elementary school principals and assistant principals currently serving in schools with students in grades kindergarten through sixth. The instruments used in this study were the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire consisting of 20 Likert-type statement responses, three open-response questions, and individual interviews. Thirty-two administrators participated in the questionnaire and six administrators participated in the interviews. The results of this study suggest that the elementary school administrators in this region are generally satisfied with their jobs. The administrators reported the rewarding aspect of their job that was most important was the opportunity to help children learn and find success. The administrators also reported that a lack of support from supervisors and frustration due to staff issues were the two most important barriers to their job satisfaction. Participants reported that they achieved balance with the rewards and barriers by focusing on the rewards, such as working with children, rather than focusing on the barriers. Some administrators expressed that finding a balance was challenging.

Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrators and Job Satisfaction
Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrators and Job Satisfaction

Author: Christen M. Davis

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Published: 2012

Total Pages: 103

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The purpose of this study was to investigate administrative influence on teacher job satisfaction based on the perspectives of teachers using Frederick Herzberg, Bernard Mausner, and Barbara Snyderman's Two-Factor Theory on job satisfaction as the theoretical framework. This study also explored the administrative actions and behaviors that teachers felt contributed to teacher job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. This qualitative study used open-ended interviews to gather all data. Through these interviews, the administrative qualities that emerged as important were: integrity, leadership, professionalism, support, and communication. Integrity included trust, honesty, and being ethical. Leadership involved making decisions, administrator knowledge, consistency, ownership and responsibility, and ability. Professionalism pertained to teachers being treated as knowledgeable, with respect, and as team members. Administrative support included classroom, parent, personal, and professional support. Communication involved open communication between the members of the school. Findings of this study showed that administrators do effect teacher job satisfaction. These participants also felt that administrative influence was the most influential variable effecting teacher job satisfaction. They also believed that teacher job satisfaction effected the students, which indirectly connected administrators to student success.

The Four-day School Week as a Path for Principal Attraction and Retention
The Four-day School Week as a Path for Principal Attraction and Retention

Author: Laura Elizabeth Weber

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Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

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This study was conducted to determine whether a significant difference existed between principals working in public elementary schools in Missouri using a traditional, five-day schedule and principals working in public elementary schools in Missouri that use an alternative, four-day schedule when comparing their perceptions of work-life balance, time for self-care, work-related stress, self-efficacy, and overall job satisfaction. An electronic survey was sent to public elementary schools in Missouri utilizing both four-day and five-day calendars. The survey instrument included questions in the areas of work-life balance, time for self-care, work-related stress, self-efficacy, and overall job satisfaction as well as demographic information. Results were analyzed after performing a series of Mann-Whitney tests to determine statistical significance. Results showed those with five- day work weeks had higher agreement that they felt anxious thinking about work while those with four-day work weeks reported their work had more meaning for them. Key findings from this study should give insights to district administrators and school boards to make informed decisions regarding the school week calendar when trying to attract and retain staff.

Analyzing the Influence of Perceived Administrative Support on Teachers' Affective Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction
Analyzing the Influence of Perceived Administrative Support on Teachers' Affective Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction

Author: Caroline R. Gilbert

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Published: 2023

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This study explored the relationships between perceived administrative support, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment as experienced by elementary teachers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 elementary school teachers to gain insight through their perspectives of the lived experiences of administrator support and how it influences job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Social exchange theory was selected as the guiding theory for the study, which is best applied to understand the nature of the relationships between perceived administrative support and organizational commitment. The study's findings indicated that teachers' perceptions of support are directly affected by their relationship with their administrators. The themes from the research suggest administrators must establish relationships built on praise and trust to affect teachers' organizational commitment positively. Additional themes suggest that administrator trust is perceived as the level of autonomy afforded to teachers in the classroom along with the availability of leadership opportunities. Those who shared negative experiences with their administration, both past and present, including distrust and dissatisfaction, had little to no affective commitment, which resulted in either leaving the school or the profession. Those who shared positive experiences with their administrator that resulted in feeling valued, expressed various levels of positive affective commitment. Satisfaction may be defined differently depending on years of experience; however, the presence of administrative support and the perception thereof is an essential element in achieving job satisfaction. The teachers in this study expressed that a sense of job satisfaction comes from the opportunity to explore leadership within the school. The findings of this study converge with the notion that perceived administrative support significantly influences teachers' decisions to attrite. Recognizing the lack of leadership opportunities within the inherent teaching model, it is recommended that districts implement systems of leadership advancement opportunities for teachers. Further, recognizing the role that leadership plays in the retention of teachers, a shift must be made in not only how we choose leadership but how we support, train, and evaluate leadership in schools. A larger quantitative survey of teachers nationwide is recommended for future research to further understand the attitudes of teachers toward their perceptions of administrative support in terms of leadership opportunities and teacher autonomy.

Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction
Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

Author: Angela L. Askew

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Published: 2013

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The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the relationship between elementary teachers' perceptions of their principal's leadership behavior and how these perceptions relate to their job satisfaction. Perceptions were measured by the Leadership Behavior Instrument and the Job Satisfaction Survey. The respondents for the surveys worked in Southeast Tennessee and Northeast Mississippi. This study was guided by the following four questions: 1: How do elementary teachers perceive the leadership behavior of principals in the domains of human relations, trust/decision making, instructional leadership, control, and conflict; 2) To what extent to elementary teachers express satisfaction with their jobs in the domains of supervision, contingent rewards, operating procedures, coworkers, nature of work, and communication; 3) What is the relationship between elementary teachers' perceptions of their leaders' leadership behaviors in the domains of human relations, trust/decision making, instructional leadership, control, and conflict and their overall job satisfaction; and 4) Are there differences in the extent of the relationship between teachers' perceptions of their leaders' leadership behaviors in the five domains, and their overall job satisfaction by variables such as level of education, amount of time at current school, and years of teaching experience? The results of this study indicated that there is a strong correlation between teachers' perceptions of leadership behavior and their job satisfaction. The results of this study did not find a significant correlation between job satisfaction and level of education, amount of time at current school, and years of teaching experience.

Teachers’ Perceptions of Motivational Factors that Influence Elementary Teacher Retention in Urban Title I Schools
Teachers’ Perceptions of Motivational Factors that Influence Elementary Teacher Retention in Urban Title I Schools

Author: Patrice Y. Graham

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Published: 2024

Total Pages: 0

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National teacher shortages have received attention in the last few years, and researchers have projected turnover rates will grow in the upcoming years. As a result, districts and administrators were challenged to hire highly qualified teachers. There needed to be more educational research regarding why teachers remained in urban Title I schools. Due to the lack of research, further research was necessary to form a better understanding of increasing elementary school teacher retention. Elementary school teachers from one school district in Georgia responded to a questionnaire to explore the motivational factors influencing their retention in Title I schools. The 29 certified teachers indicated the following motivational factors influencing their retention in urban Title I schools aligned into eight themes: acceptance, altruism, educational systems, interpersonal skills, job satisfaction, leadership, resiliency, and work-related stress. In this study, I explored the teacher retention crisis, beginning with understanding the factors that influenced teacher retention. While there was abundant research data on teacher attrition, there needed to be more research on the factors affecting teacher retention. Identifying characteristics that support teacher retention was crucial for maintaining a skilled and satisfied staff. School districts and managers must learn how to establish systems that cater to the essential requirements of instructors working in high-poverty, low-performing schools.

A Correlational Study on Job Satisfaction of Elementary Teachers and Perception of Administrative Support
A Correlational Study on Job Satisfaction of Elementary Teachers and Perception of Administrative Support

Author: Rachel Brackett Zaionz

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Published: 2006

Total Pages: 126

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This dissertation examined the relationship between elementary school teachers' job satisfaction and their perception of administrative support. The Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Teacher Perception of Administrative Support were used to measure the two variables in Title I elementary schools in the southwest education alliance region of North Carolina. Two hundred nine teachers completed and returned both questionnaires (usable return rate of 37%). The data revealed a moderate to strong correlation in the relationship between job satisfaction and perceived administrative support. Differences by gender and years of teaching experience were insignificant, but the difference in relation to years of the administrator's administrative experience was significant. [modified author abstract].

Evaluating the Impact of Job Satisfaction on Teacher Retention of Secondary Teachers in a Rural Southeastern North Carolina District
Evaluating the Impact of Job Satisfaction on Teacher Retention of Secondary Teachers in a Rural Southeastern North Carolina District

Author: CeeGee Shanikua Richardson

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Published: 2017

Total Pages: 210

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Retaining qualified teachers in America’s schools is one of the nation’s challenges in education. Current research revealed teacher turnover had risen to 16.9% nationally, which equates to 2.7 million teachers, including 2.1 million who left the profession before retirement. In order to make a positive change in teacher retention, teacher perceptions of needs that lead to job satisfaction needed to be investigated. This mixed-method study investigated the identifiable or perceived factors that influence the retention of secondary teachers in a rural southeastern North Carolina district. The data for this study were collected during the spring semester of the 2016-2017 school year. All of the schools were asked to participate in a focus group interview that was recorded and transcribed. The lack of qualified education teachers threatens the quality of the education students will receive. Attrition plays a part in the teacher shortage problem, and efforts to improve retention must be informed by an understanding of the factors that contribute to attrition. The top four areas of dissatisfaction in this study were administrative support, salary, collegial support, and a sense or mission to teach. Other findings were that this study supported previous research that teacher values about satisfaction have changed a little in 30 years that they are largely independent of teacher demographics, and that satisfaction/dissatisfaction levels are directly related to teacher intent or wish to leave the teaching profession and their current positions. Overall, the study suggested that education administrators should be concerned about teacher dissatisfaction and its effects on retention of capable and motivated teachers and that teachers will reveal their issues if given a safe forum for doing so.

The Perceived Emotional Intelligence of Elementary Principals and Teachers' Job Satisfaction
The Perceived Emotional Intelligence of Elementary Principals and Teachers' Job Satisfaction

Author: Charis Lee Swift

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Published: 2018

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between teacher's perceptions of their principal's level of emotional intelligence and teachers' job satisfaction level. Nine elementary schools within a small rural school district in a southern state were the selected cite for the research. Thirty-nine teachers completed two on-line surveys. One survey was intended to report their perceptions of their principal's level of emotional intelligence and the second survey was intended to report their level of job satisfaction. The primary research question was: What is the relation between elementary teachers' perceptions of their principal's emotional intelligence and the teachers' level of job satisfaction? The independent or predictor variable was emotional intelligence: others emotional appraisal, use of emotion, and regulation of emotion. The dependent variable was teacher job satisfaction: supervision, contingent rewards, operating procedures and communication. A simple regression was conducted to investigate the impact of principal's perceived emotional intelligence level and the teacher's job satisfaction level. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to examine the factor structure of teacher's perceptions of their principal's emotional intelligence and their level of job satisfaction. A one factor solution was sufficient in capturing most of the variability for both survey instruments. The findings indicated a strong relation between teacher's perceptions of their principal's emotional intelligence and the teachers' level of job satisfaction. Further research to improve principal's emotional intelligence and improve teacher's job satisfaction levels is recommended to increase applicants to teacher preparation programs and to increase teacher recruitment and retention.