Findings of a three-year project carried out by the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service of Ohio State University indicated that area agent staffing in Extension may result in professional workers being more satisfied with their jobs and feeling more meaningfully involved in the organizational hierarchy. The role conflict that might be expected when…

This study examined overall job satisfaction among college faculty in Mexico. The study used data from a 1992-93 Carnegie International Faculty Survey. Secondary multiple regression analysis identified predictor variables for several faculty subgroups. Results were interpreted by differentiating between work-related and intrinsic factors, as well…

The interrelationship between a set of organizational variables was investigated at 14 work organizations within a company. The variables were production, quality, costs, job satisfaction of operatives, job satisfaction of supervisors, work anxiety, accidents, absence, labor turnover, and industrial unrest. (Author)

Three separate instruments were used to measure and assess the interrelationships of organizational norms, communication climate, and job satisfaction. Of the 155 top administrators and managers at California State University, Long Beach, 101 subjects completed all three measurement instruments. Statistical analysis showed that a significant…

Studied the effect of goal-setting training on the performance and job satisfaction of sales personnel. One group was trained in participative goal setting; one group was trained in assigned goal setting; and one group received no training. Both trained groups showed temporary improvements in performance and job satisfaction. For availability see…

This study focused on the relationship between mentoring constellations and intrinsic career success. Hierarchical regression analyses on the data of 416 female and 594 male university members showed that mentoring was positively associated with intrinsic career success i.e., career satisfaction and intrinsic job satisfaction. Several…

This statistical survey of women teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador was financed by the Faculty of Education at Memorial University and was carried out under the auspices of the Department of Education. A 17 page questionnaire was mailed to a provincial sample of women teachers who were teaching during the 1971-72 school year. It was designed…

Results show expected direct-cost savings in absenteeism, turnover, and performance from an increase in job satisfaction. Saving associated with enhanced job involvement and motivation are also reported. (Author/IRT)

This study investigated the relationship of job satisfaction and organizational and religious commitment among full time workers at Akra University (a pseudonym) based on a number of demographic factors. Analysis of variance using the Games-Howell procedure revealed that workers who were older than age 46 years had higher job satisfaction and…

Opportunities for school choice in the United States have expanded since the 1990s. This report uses data from the National Household Surveys Program (NHES) to present trends that focus on the use of and users of public schools (assigned and chosen), private schools (church-and nonchurch-related), and homeschoolers between 1993 and 2003. The…

REGRESSION ANALYSIS, DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS, AND A COMBINATION OF THESE STATISTICAL MODELS CANNOT PROVIDE INFORMATION APPROPRIATE TO INDIVIDUAL CAREER CHOICE THROUGH VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE. THESE MODELS IGNORE INDIVIDUAL VARIANCE IN ASPIRATION LEVELS AND MEANINGFUL DIMENSIONS OF JOB SATISFACTION. CENTOUR ANALYSIS PROVIDES FOR BOTH THROUGH USE OF…

Three procedures are examined that educational researchers can use to analyze quantitatively the extent to which modifications of specific teacher behaviors lead to changes in student achievement. The task requires decent descriptions of the behaviors, appropriate statistical tools and measures of student outcomes that are worth while examining.…

This paper looks at the patterns of actual and desired participation in empirically determined decisional domains and at how such participation correlates with job satisfaction and role stress in teachers. (Author/IRT)

An empirical study of 318 elementary and secondary school teachers and 395 registered nurses examines the relationship between personal and role-related factors and commitment to the employing organization. Results of multivariate tests indicated that levels of tension and number of years experience are the most important variables explaining…

Describes a study conducted at Purdue University Library to determine not only the costs of providing online information services to users, but the value of time saved by the end user in having a computer search run and user satisfaction with the results. Six references are listed. (RBF)