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Job Satisfaction Variance among Public and Private School Teachers: A Case Study
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Noori, Abdul Qawi – Cogent Education, 2023
Teacher job satisfaction is the degree to which employees like or dislike their profession; they are satisfied when they have positive attitudes and feelings towards their job. Many studies were conducted in developing and developed countries, but unfortunately, studies focusing on teacher job satisfaction in the Afghan context are very limited.…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Public School Teachers, Private Schools, Teacher Attitudes
The Gig Economy Comes to Academia: Job Satisfaction among Adjunct Faculty
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Nelson, Gesemia; Monson, Melissa J.; Adibifar, Karam – Cogent Education, 2020
Colleges and universities in the United States have embraced the "gig" economy with use of non-tenure track and part-time faculty. However, much of the work on job satisfaction in academia focuses on tenure-line professors. This study seeks to answer the question of whether adjunct faculty look more like independent gig workers or…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Job Satisfaction, Part Time Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
The Current State of Secondary School Teachers' Morale Competence to Teach
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Benti, Nigatu; Tarekegne, Wudu – Cogent Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to assess teachers' morale competence in the secondary school of Kersa woreda. To achieve this objective, the researchers used a cross-sectional survey research design. The study was carried out on 110 secondary school teachers who were teaching grade nine. A questionnaire and an interview were used to collect data.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Grade 9, Teacher Morale
Insights into Life of Academics at Private Higher Education Institutions in Cambodia in Light of Neoliberalism
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Chhaing, Songleng – Cogent Education, 2022
This study aims to shed light on the inherent natures of academic life at private higher education institutions in Cambodia in light of neoliberal education discourse. A phenomenological approach was adopted and a series of systematic in-depth interviews was used as the main method for data collection about life of academics. The overall anecdotes…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Work Environment, Foreign Countries, Private Colleges
Merit Pay, Case-by-Case: Variables Affecting Student Achievement, Teacher Retention, and the Problem of Standardized Tests
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Kim, Sung Joong – Cogent Education, 2021
This study encompasses the history, definition, and implementation of merit pay to identify the variables that affect student achievement and teacher retention. By reviewing 13 studies on American education relevant to the policy, this study aims to determine how merit pay influenced student achievement and teacher retention rates. In the United…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Salaries, Correlation
Valuation of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in Rural Schools: Evidence from a Choice Experiment in Cambodia and Laos
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Sisouphanthong, Viriyasack; Suruga, Terukazu; Kyophilavong, Phouphet – Cogent Education, 2020
To provide an appropriate incentive for teaching profession, the important questions are "how much should we pay?" and "which factors influence potential teachers' decision the most?" This research evaluates the factors that discourage and encourage potential teachers to join the profession in Cambodia and Laos by applying a…
Descriptors: Incentives, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Salaries