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Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrators and Job Satisfaction

Davis, Christen M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337363120

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2012, EdD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Curriculum and Instruction.
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.
Scott Dewitt, PhD (Committee Chair)
Lionel Brown, EdD (Committee Member)
James Koschoreck, PhD (Committee Member)
102 p.
School Administration
administrator; teacher; job satisfaction; qualitative; perceptions; Herzberg;

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  • Davis, C. M. (2012). Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrators and Job Satisfaction [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337363120

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Christen. Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrators and Job Satisfaction. 2012. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337363120.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Christen. "Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrators and Job Satisfaction." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337363120

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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