ERIC Number: EJ1379261
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0306-9885
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3534
Elementary School Teachers' Satisfaction with Their Collaboration with Counsellors: Effects of Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations and Counsellor Professional Traits
Tu, S. -F.; Chan, Y. -H.
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v50 n6 p834-846 2022
Employing Oliver's disconfirmation theory as a theoretical basis, we examined the relationships between school teachers' attitudes, expectations and satisfaction with collaborating with school counsellors. Also, structural equation modelling was used to determine the effects of counsellors' professional traits on teacher satisfaction. Stratified sampling yielded a sample of 395 homeroom teachers from 26 public schools in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, representing a 94.4% response rate. We found: (1) teachers were highly satisfied with their collaborations with school counsellors, (2) teachers' collaborative attitudes and expectations were significant predictors of their satisfaction, supporting Oliver's theory, and (3) counsellor's professional traits significantly affected teachers' collaborative attitudes, expectations, and satisfaction.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Job Satisfaction, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Public School Teachers, Professionalism, School Counselors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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