- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Decision involvement and teacher job satisfaction in Atlanta league of professional schools and selected non-league schools, 1997
- Creator:
- Jack, Wayne S.
- Date of Original:
- 1997-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of the study was to compare decision involvement and job satisfaction of teachers in the Atlanta League of Professional Schools (ALPS) with teachers in non-League schools. Variables were measured using the Decision Involvement Analysis (DIA), a detailed questionnaire which measured decision making and job satisfaction. Surveys were sent to 1,083 teachers in eighteen elementary, seven middle, and four high schools. Of the 1,083 teachers receiving surveys, 545 were returned for a response rate of 50 percent. For purposes of analysis and comparison, the population was divided into teachers in League of Professional Schools and non-League schools. Six research questions were analyzed using t tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson r., and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Findings indicated: (1) No difference in decision involvement in both categories of schools; (2)Teachers in both categories of schools were satisfied with their jobs; (3) Elementary teachers were the most involved in decision making and most satisfied in their jobs; (4)Teachers ages 50-59 were the most satisfied in their jobs;(5) Correlations were found for decision involvement and job satisfaction in both categories of schools; (6) School type (elementary) had the strongest influence on decision involvement and job satisfaction in both categories of schools. The study concluded with several recommendations growing out of the findings.
Degree type: dissertation
Degree name: Education Specialist (EdS)
Granting institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: Department of Educational Leadership
Advisor: Fishman, Robert - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1997_jack_wayne_s
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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