ERIC Number: ED601524
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 194
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-3922-3425-9
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
The Fulfilling Five: A Quantitative Study of the Relationship between Building Administrator Behaviors and Teacher Job Satisfaction
McHugh, Jeffrey A.
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Western Illinois University
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between various components of building administrator leadership behaviors and teacher job satisfaction. The review of literature identified five factors, which the researcher named the Fulfilling Five, that relate positively to job satisfaction: achievement, autonomy, recognition, responsibility, and self-actualization. The present study investigated which Fulfilling Five leadership behaviors have the strongest correlation to teacher job satisfaction at different school levels (elementary, middle, and high school) and different school settings (rural, urban, and suburban). The researcher selected a quantitative approach and correlational design to examine secondary data from the School Workplace Satisfaction Survey (SWSS). The data utilized in the study was comprised of responses from elementary, middle, and high school teachers in rural, urban, and suburban settings in five states. Data analysis revealed positive correlations between each of the Fulfilling Five factors and teacher job satisfaction at each school level and setting. Most of the correlations were strong and significant. Findings revealed that school levels and settings differed considerably in their relationships between Fulfilling Five leadership behaviors and teacher job satisfaction. Recognition and responsibility had strong correlations at every school level and setting, while correlations involving autonomy varied the most. Of the three school settings, rural schools had the strongest correlations between Fulfilling Five leadership behaviors and teacher job satisfaction. Based on the study's conclusions, it is recommended that building administrators implement Fulfilling Five leadership behaviors into their current practice, and that hiring committees should consider Fulfilling Five leadership behaviors when interviewing administrative candidates. It is also recommended that findings from the present study be implemented into professional development for administrators and school boards, as well as into principal and superintendent preparation programs. Recommendations for future research include developing an instrument to measure the Fulfilling Five; studying the Fulfilling Five using qualitative methods; expanding the study to different regions of the country; examining building administrators' perceptions of their Fulfilling Five leadership behaviors; and replicating the study in other fields. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Behavior, Principals, Job Satisfaction, Achievement, Professional Autonomy, Recognition (Achievement), Administrator Responsibility, Self Actualization, Correlation, Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Conditions, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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