scholarly journals Identification, Motivation and Job Satisfaction among Tutors at the Open University of Israel

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Beyth-Marom ◽  
Gal Harpaz-Gorodeisky ◽  
Avaid Bar-Haim ◽  
Eti Goder
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Open University ◽  
Learning Centers ◽  
Organizational Attachment ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The University ◽  
Practical Implications

Tutors in the OUI- The Open University of Israel (a distance learning institution) are often the only academic staff who have direct contact with students. Therefore, their performance is crucial for the university. However, the nature of their job might hinder optimal performance: they are temporary and part time employees, thus having low job security. Their academic freedom is limited and in most learning centers of the OUI they are professionally isolated. These factors can affect negatively organizational identification, job satisfaction and motivation. The present study is focused on two sets of variables that serve as possible predictors of identification, satisfaction and motivation: role perceptions (job importance and job richness) and organizational attachment (relations with the university, attentiveness of the university and the university's appreciation of their work). 71 tutors completed a general survey. Regression analysis and path analysis revealed that identification and job satisfaction were well predicted by job importance and organizational attachment, while work motivation was not. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Institutional repository: access and use by academic staff at Egerton University, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 276-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicitas Ciabere Ratanya
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
The University ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the access and use of the institutional repository (IR) among academic staff at Egerton University. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a description of the building and development of the IR at the Egerton university and describes expected benefits of the repository to the University and relevant stakeholders. A survey was conducted among 84 academic staff with an aim of examining their levels of awareness on the existence of the IR at the Egerton University and assess their access and use. Through a structured questionnaire both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Findings The study revealed that majority of the academic staff at the Egerton University are still not aware of the existence of the IR. Staff also faced challenges in accessing and using the content available. The paper provided suggestions on how best to enhance the access and utilization of the IRs among the academic staff. Practical implications From a practical point of view, the paper provides implications on the access and use of IRs by the academic staff. The paper points out some challenges faced by this group of users which other academic institutions may try to solve in their respective contexts. Originality/value Findings and discussions provided in the paper will pave way to solving the challenges faced in access and use of IR by the academic staff at the Egerton University.

مستوى الرضا الوظيفي لدى الأكاديميين بالجامعات الفلسطينية في (قطاع غزة) دراسة مقارنة بين: العاملين في جامعة القدس المفتوحة وجامعة غزة

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-105
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Scientific Productivity ◽  
Open University ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Direct Connection ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Palestinian Universities

ملخص: هدفت الدراسة إلى التحقق من “مستوى الرضا الوظيفي لدى الأكاديميين بالجامعات الفلسطينية في قطاع غزة من خلال دراسة مقارنة بين العاملين في كلية العلوم الإدارية والاقتصادية في جامعة القدس المفتوحة وكلية العلوم الإدارية والمالية -جامعة غزة”، وقد أجريت الدراسة على عينة قوامها (47) على أساس المسح الشامل للعينة من خلال تصميم استبانه خاصة بالدراسة من (18 فقره)، وقد بلغ عدد الأكاديميين المتفرغين وغير المتفرغين في كلية العلوم الإدارية والمالية-جامعة غزة (33)، و(14) أكاديمي متفرغ في كلية العلوم الإدارية والاقتصادية في جامعة القدس المفتوحة، وتم إجراء التحليل الإحصائي على الاستبانات التي تم استرجاعها والصالحة للتحليل (41) استبانه، (12 من القدس المفتوحة بنسبة 29.26% و 29 من جامعة غزة بنسبة 70.74%)، وقد توصلت الدراسة للعديد من النتائج والتوصيات أهمها: – عدم رضا الأكاديميين عن المردود المالي ومناسبته للأعباء الأكاديمية الملقاة على عاتقهم، إلا أن المقارنة بين الجامعتين أظهرت أن الرضا عند الأكاديميين في جامعة القدس المفتوحة أعلى في هذا الجانب نظراً لعمر وعدد الطلاب الملحقين بها، كما أظهرت الدراسة الحالية أن الرضا الوظيفي يتناسب طردياً مع الارتقاء بالرتبة العلمية. – وقد أوصت الدراسة بوجوب تحفيز الأكاديميين في كليات العلوم الإدارية والمالية على البحث العلمي وزيادة الإنتاجية العلمية التي تؤهلهم للترقية، وذلك لارتباطها المباشر بالرضا الوظيفي. Abstract The study aimed at verifying the level of Job Satisfaction Among the Academics in the Palestinian universities in Gaza Strip through conducting a comparative study among the employees in the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics at Al Quds Open University and the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences at University of Gaza. The study was conducted on a sample of (47) on the basis of complete surveying of the sample through designing a special questionnaire for the study which consists of (18 items). The number of the full-time and part-time academics at the Faculty of administrative and financial Sciences of Gaza University was (33), and (14) full-time academics from the College of administrative Sciences and Economics of Al Quds open University. Statistical analysis was conducted on the questionnaires that have been retrieved and were valid for analysis and they were (41) questionnaires (12 questionnaires from Al Quds Open University with percentage of 29.26% and 29 from Gaza University with percentage of 70.74%). The study came up with several conclusions and recommendations, including:Dissatisfaction among the academics on the financial incomes and its relevance of the academic load placed on their shoulders, but the comparison between the two universities showed that the satisfaction among the academics at Al Quds Open University is higher in this aspect due to the age , the size and the number of its students, The current study showed that job satisfaction is directly proportional to the promotion of the academic degree. The study recommended the necessity to stimulate academics in Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences on scientific research and increasing the scientific productivity, which enables them to promotion, because of its direct connection with job satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Effect of Work Motivation, Work Discipline, And Work Environment on Lecturer Performance with Lecturer's Job Satisfaction as a Moderating Variable

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Ronny Edward ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
The University

Lecturers are educators at universities who are specially appointed for the purpose of teaching. The main mission of higher education is to develop and establish knowledge through the experience of the three dharmas of higher education. This study aims to determine whether work motivation, work discipline, and work environment affect the performance of lecturers with job satisfaction as a moderating variable at the Faculty of Economics, Prima Indonesia University. The data collection method in this study used a questionnaire. This sampling technique data collection using simple random sampling a total sample of 105 from a total population of 143 permanent lecturers at the Faculty of Economics at the University..The results obtained in this study show 1) there is a significant effect between work motivation variables on lecturer performance, 2) there is a significant influence between work discipline variables on lecturer performance, 3) there is no significant effect between work environment variables and lecturer performance, 4) lecturer satisfaction variable is not a moderating variable that can weaken work environment, strengthen work discipline, and work motivation.

scholarly journals Organizational identification, work engagement, and job satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1019-1033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Karanika-Murray ◽  
Nikita Duncan ◽  
Halley M. Pontes ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Organizational identification refers to a person’s sense of belonging within the organization in which they work. Despite the importance of organizational identification for work-related attitudes and organizational behavior, little research has directly examined the mechanisms that may link these. The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of how organizational identification relates to job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Adopting a social identity perspective, the authors present and test two models that describe work engagement and its constituent dimensions (vigor, dedication, absorption) as mediating the relationship between organizational identification and job satisfaction. Findings – Bootstrapped mediation analyses provided support for full mediation whereby there is an indirect (via work engagement) and positive effect of organizational identification on job satisfaction. Analyses also provided support for the mediating effects of the three dimensions of work engagement, vigor, dedication, and absorption, in this relationship. Practical implications – Although cross-sectional, this study provides a needed first step toward an understanding of the important role of organizational identification for job satisfaction and the mediating role of work engagement in this relationship. Originality/value – The results provide valuable insights into the effects of organizational identification and address some of the gaps in understanding social identity as the context for work behaviors. Theoretical and practical implications for strengthening employee engagement and enhancing organizational identification are discussed.

scholarly journals Astronomy Courses for Adults in Sydney, Australia

1990 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 360-362
Author(s):  
J.W. O’Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The University ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Astronomy And Astrophysics ◽  
Sydney Australia

The University of Sydney has been associated with adult education courses for the general public for at least 70 years and astronomy has often been a part of this activity. Since 1976, these courses have been conducted by a succession of graduate students from the Astronomy and Astrophysics departments within the university. The courses were a part-time activity conducted with limited resources, but served as useful teaching experience. This arrangement continued until the end of 1987 when I left the university. I am pleased to report that this activity is considered sufficiently important to be continued by the permanent academic staff.Here I seek to briefly report on these astronomy courses by describing those that I conducted at the university over the last five years. I should firstly acknowledge the work of Dr. Graeme White in particular, for his earlier courses and continuing interest. Also, this discussion should be placed in context by recognizing that other astronomy courses are run in Sydney by professional and amateur astronomers through local evening colleges and other organizations. These vary in format, with many of the amateur-run courses emphasizing the practical aspects of sky observing. The displays and facilities provided by the Sydney Observatory also play an important role. Each activity helps to meet the demand in the Sydney region for astronomical education and thereby undoubtedly serves the interests of Australian astronomy.

New Roles for the University: The British Experience

1976 ◽  
Vol 159 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open University ◽  
Full Time ◽  
University System ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Robbins Report ◽  
Time Courses ◽  
The University

To survey the expansion of British higher education during the last twenty years is to conduct an inquest into an almost unmitigated disaster. The greatly enlarged university system and the new polytechnics have yielded few of the advantages originally claimed by the proponents of rapid growth. The main reason for this failure is that “expansion” has generally been seen as “more of the same.” Since the 1950s, and particularly since the authoritative Robbins Report of 1963, the new universities and polytechnics have too easily become replicas of the old. Higher education has remained geared to the traditional Oxbridge function — the provision of full time, non-vocational, residential, degree courses for 18 – 22 year olds. Significantly, one of the most notable success stories has been the Open University. Unlike conventional institutions, this has introduced a fresh concept of higher education. It offers part time courses catering mainly for adults. The courses are based on correspondence materials and television lectures. The Open University has shown how it is possible to extend the role of the university.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Turkish Academics' Job Satisfaction, Role Stress and Intention to Leave

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-355
Author(s):  
Altan Doğan ◽  
Rıza Demir ◽  
Erman Türkmen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Role Conflicts ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The University

Like any other professional group, academic staff always faces various problems and difficulties while performing their duties. Revealing academics' current problems to solve them and ensuring that they are able to work efficiently and peacefully requires extensive research. Therefore, this study investigated the problems of academic staff working at Turkish universities and aimed to determine the current levels of job satisfaction, intention to leave, and role stress formed by role ambiguity and role conflict. The study also aimed to find out whether job satisfaction, role stress, and intention to leave differ according to academics' demographic characteristics. The gender, age, marital status, number of children, academic title, academic seniority, seniority at the university, type of university, field of study, department, administrative role, conducting academic studies abroad, teaching at different universities, average number of weekly courses in the last 3 years, and number of publications in the last 3 years were the demographic variables investigated in the study. The research was conducted on 3578 academics across Turkey. The results showed that academics' level of job satisfaction and role conflicts were moderate, their level of role ambiguity and intention to leave were low, and their level of role stress was low to moderate. It was also found that job satisfaction, role stress, and the intention to leave differed by some demographic variables.

scholarly journals Gender Difference and The Predictive Role of Job Tension on Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff in A Public University

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Adekunle A Kenku ◽  
Dare Azeez Fagbenro ◽  
Abolade M Opatola
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Public University ◽  
State University ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Job Tension ◽  
Predictive Role ◽  
The University

Studies have investigated antecedents of job satisfaction, however, little is known about the predictive role of job tension on job satisfaction as well as gender difference on job satisfaction among academic staff in Nigeria. Using job demands–resources model as a theoretical framework, this study examined job tension on job satisfaction among selected academic staff of Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Participants were 75 (48 males and 27 females) academic staff with a mean age of 42.11 (SD of 4.12) recruited from six faculties in the university. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression and t-test for independent sample analysis. Results showed that job tension predict job satisfaction among academic staff. Also, female academic staff has higher level of job satisfaction than the male academic staff. The findings suggest that industrial and organisational psychologists should redesign academic job roles in such a way that it will devoid of stressful and tension socked pressure which will have positive implication for better job satisfaction among academic staff.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Academic Staff Job Satisfaction at Malaysian Universities in the Context of Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Aida Mehrad
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Educational Situation ◽  
Change Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Hygiene Theory

Most academic staff don’t know what exactly makes them satisfy or dissatisfy at university and based on which effective factors they can improve and increase the level of their outcomes. Dissatisfaction occurred amongst academic staff when they don’t receive any basic motivational factors, versa job satisfaction happened when they obtained at least the fundamental facilities and considered via workplace (managers, leaders, and supervisors). There are numerous and effective factors that change attitudes and feelings of academic staff toward the job, likewise, change level of their outcomes; furthermore, recognizing these effective factors that rise level of job satisfaction among these group of staff; similarly, analyzing this factor as one of the important organizational factors in the context of Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory determined as main objective of this literature review. Overall, in this research endeavors to finding brilliant points and motivational factors that influence job satisfaction and clarifies them in an educational situation such as the university.

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