scholarly journals Demographic Factors and Job Satisfaction Among Teachers in Lower Secondary Schools in Albania

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enida Kume
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Social ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

A sample of 198 Albanian teachers in lower secondary schools, randomly selected, was used for investigates the relationship between job satisfaction and their demographic factors.  The objective of this study was therefore to examine the influence of demographic factors on job satisfaction of teachers in lower secondary, public and private, schools. Descriptive statistics, analyze of variances (ANOVA) and logistic regression analyze were used to analyze the data. The overall finding was that: (i) between job satisfaction among the teachers in lower secondary schools in Albania and their demographic characteristics a significant relationship was identified, (ii) Female teachers declare more satisfied as male teachers (3.97±0.3 vs 2.87±0.41). The teachers` age and work experiences are positively correlated with job satisfaction (p<0.01). The teachers 31-40 year old have about 2.207 times higher chance  to be satisfied than the teachers 20-30 (p<0.01) years old and the teachers who have a long teaching period, have about 2.6 times more opportunities to be satisfied compared to the teacher who have work experience <5 years (p<0.01). Civil status of teachers is a demographic determinant with a less influence on job satisfaction. The social-economic factors, property status of school (public or private) and residential area where the school is located (urban or peri-urban/rural), both have no significant influence on job satisfaction among the Albanian teachers in lower secondary schools.

Contending the Rural: Food Commodities and Regimes of Value in Contemporary China

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sacha Cody
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Rural Labor ◽  
Alternative Food Movement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
China Today

This article examines how commodity status is achieved and how value is articulated across three food provisioning practices and ideologies in China: nationally certified food, local government-sponsored organic food near Shanghai, and an alternative food movement comprising small-scale and independent organic farmers in Shanghai and the surrounding countryside. Understanding value across these three cases requires asking how the social relations of production and the rural labor involved in domestic food production are rendered visible, or not, to urban shoppers. Drawing on eighteen months of ethnographic fieldwork as well as on work experiences with transnational food corporations in China, this article illustrates that government initiatives alienate rural labor in an effort partially designed to manage social harmony, while independent organic farmers “bring the rural back.” This analysis adds to our understanding of urban/rural relations in China today. It also shows that for alternative notions of value to flourish, gifts may intentionally moonlight as commodities.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN JOB SATISFACTION OF INDIVIDUALS

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Luisa Amelia França ◽  
Lisete Dos Santos Mendes Monico
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Individual

Abstract.Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that enable the individual to manage their own emotions and those of others, making it easier to achieve established objectives and create wellbeing at organizational, academic and personal level. Job satisfaction is a positive emotional assessment of work experience that is related to the productivity and well-being. In this regard, the aim of this study was to analyze to what extent emotional intelligence can increase job satisfaction. To achieve this goal are counted with a mixed sample of 377 workers (M = 172, F= 205) in public and private companies of Portugal, that answered a questionnaire previously validated by other authors, which mediates the three main variables of study: emotional intelligence, organizational stress and job satisfaction. The results obtained through the Pearson correlation tested the hypotheses in the expected direction with significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and organizational stress and a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. Emotional intelligence workers anticipated job satisfaction R multiple = .332, R2 = .111, F (6, 370) = 7.66, p <.001, the most significant variables as predictors of emotional intelligence, Auto - courage (? = .184, p = .001), and Empathy and emotional contagion (? =.141, p = .016).Keywords: Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction.Resumen.La inteligencia emocional consiste en un conjunto de habilidades que permiten al individuo manejar sus propias emociones y las de los demás, por lo que es más fácil alcanzar los objetivos establecidos y crear bienestar a nivel organizacional, académico y personal. La satisfacción laboral representa una valoración emocional positiva sobre la experiencia de trabajo, que está relacionado con la productividad y el bienestar. En este sentido, el objetivo de este estudio es analizar hasta qué punto la inteligencia emocional puede aumentar la satisfacción laboral. Para llevar a cabo este objetivo se contó con una muestra mixta de 377 trabajadores (M = 172, F = 205) de empresas públicas y privadas de Portugal, que respondieron a un cuestionario previamente validado por otros autores, que medía las dos variables principales de este estudio: inteligencia emocional y satisfacción laboral. Los resultados obtenidos a través de la correlación de Pearson probaron la hipótesis en la dirección esperada, una correlación positiva significativa entre la inteligencia emocional y la satisfacción laboral. La inteligencia emocional de los trabajadores anticipa la satisfacción laboral R múltiplo = .332; R2 = .111, F (6, 370) = 7.66, p < .001, siendo las variables más significativas como predictores de inteligencia emocional, el Auto–coraje (? = .184, p= .001) y, la Empatía y el contagio emocional (? = .141, p = .016).Palabras claves: inteligencia emocional y satisfacción laboral.

scholarly journals Good to be disliked? Exploring the relationship between disapproval of organizations and job satisfaction in the French context

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 68-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Roulet
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Value ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research has found that a positive relationship exists between favourable perception of a firm and employees’ job satisfaction: the more positively an organization is perceived, the happier are its workers. However, the current literature has overlooked the consequences of a negative corporate image or disapproval of organizations. Building on the concept of organizational identification and the social identity literature, we fill in this gap and counterintuitively argue that employees are more likely to identify and align with their organizations when it faces illegitimate criticism. We test our hypotheses on a large-scale survey collected in France and find that perception of disapproval of an organization has indeed an adverse effect on job satisfaction. However, if employees perceive criticism as illegitimate, job satisfaction is positively impacted. This study suggests the existence of micro-level social identity reactions in case of unjustified disapprobation: employees stick together and hold the line against criticism, strengthening the collective identity and adding positive emotional value to the work experience.

scholarly journals Good to be Disliked? Exploring the Relationship Between Disapproval of Organizations and Job Satisfaction in the French Context.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Roulet
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Value ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research has found that a positive relationship exists between favorable perception of a firm and employees’ job satisfaction: the more positively an organization is perceived, the happier are its workers. However, the current literature has overlooked the consequences of a negative corporate image, or disapproval of organizations. Building on the concept of organizational identification and the social identity literature, we fill in this gap and counterintuitively argue that employees are more likely to identify and align with their organizations when it faces illegitimate criticism. We test our hypotheses on a large-scale survey collected in France and find that perception of disapproval of an organization has indeed an adverse effect on job satisfaction. However, if employees perceive criticism as illegitimate, job satisfaction is positively impacted. This study suggests the existence of micro-level social identity reactions in case of unjustified disapprobation: employees stick together and hold the line against criticism, strengthening the collective identity and adding positive emotional value to the work experience.

scholarly journals Is Social Entrepreneurship Better for Workers? The Influence of Work Experience in Croatian Social Cooperatives on Perceived Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-30
Author(s):  
Jelena Puđak ◽  
Dražen Šimleša
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social

This paper aims to examine the motivations, values, and job satisfaction among the people employed in the sector of social entrepreneurship that were obtained through a qualitative study of ten Croatian social cooperatives. In our analysis, we interpreted the experiences of working in a social enterprise from the employee perspective. Our findings suggest that the participants/employees of social enterprises favour intrinsic motivation and values related to their jobs, that they describe their working conditions in social enterprises positively, and that they share a perceived increase in the quality of life since having started working at a social enterprise. The described relations between motivation, job experiences, and participatory management allowed us to build upon and extend the existing body of research on motivation and job satisfaction in the social economy sector.

scholarly journals Supporting Public Health Employee Engagement and Retention: One U.S. National Center’s Analysis and Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 366-373
Author(s):  
C. Kay Smith ◽  
Crystal Spears-Jones ◽  
Carolyn Acker ◽  
Hazel D. Dean
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Performance Reviews ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Background: Employee engagement, exemplified by positive perceptions of supervisors, workplace, and job, improves productivity and employee retention. We identified the extent of and barriers to employee engagement at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). Methods: In 2015, NCHHSTP’s leadership collected baseline data through a centerwide Employee Engagement Pulse Survey (EEPS) from NCHHSTP’s full-time Civil Service employees, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers, and Title 42 service fellows. EEPS included six demographic questions; nine Likert-type scale questions measuring 26 perceptions related to immediate supervisors, the work environment, and job satisfaction; and four open-ended questions soliciting recommendations for improvement. Findings: Among 727 of 1,171 staff (response rate = 62%), positive perceptions of supervisors ranged from a high of 94% (supervisor conducts performance reviews) to a low of 63% (supervisor assists employees with career development). Perceptions of work experience ranged from 98% (respondents were willing to put in extra effort to get a job done) to 68% (respondents’ talents were used well in the workplace). Perceptions of job satisfaction ranged from 87% (support from their coworkers) to 69% (satisfaction with opportunities to learn or grow professionally). Conclusion/Application to Practice: Overall, NCHHSTP staff have positive perceptions of their work, their leaders, and the agency. Other public- and private-sector employers might be able to improve their employees’ engagement and retention by listening to their opinions and needs and frequently recognizing their individual achievements. NCHHSTP’s workforce development initiatives can be used as a model for assessing a baseline of their employees’ engagement.

The Social-Civic Contributions of Business Mathematics

1936 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 381-386
Author(s):  
Lucien B. Kinney
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Special Training ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
The Social

It has been recognized for some time that students who are being educated for business require some special training in mathematics. Commercial arithmetic was among the first of the so-called practical subjects to be introduced into our secondary schools. It still remains one of the most important of the commercial subjects, in terms of enrollment, in the public and private secondary schools. If it has not made the contributions to the total education of the pupil that might have been expected of it, it is because, in common with other secondary school subjects it has suffered from a failure to define the major purposes of the course in the proper relationship to the aims of all education. When we consider the function of mathematics in the commercial curriculum, our questions must be somewhat as follows:

Relationship between Cynicism and Job Satisfaction: Exploration of Mechanisms

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Srivastava ◽  
John W. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Job Enrichment ◽  
The Relationship

Personality traits related to evaluation of other people and the world are important to study in relation to job satisfaction, which itself is an evaluation of various facets of a job, including the social dimensions. Accordingly, the relationship between cynicism and job satisfaction was studied. Cynicism was expected to be negatively related to job satisfaction, employees' perceptions of job enrichment, quality of leader-member exchange, and support from coworkers. Survey data from 105 employees in a diverse set of organizations ( M age = 48 yr.; 50% women; M work experience = 28 yr.; 73% had > 16 yr. education) were subjected to hierarchical regression. Individuals high in Cynicism were likely to have lower job satisfaction, job enrichment, quality of leader-member exchange, and perceptions of co-worker support.

scholarly journals JOB SATISFACTION: ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA RELATED TO JOB SATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS IN THE VIDZEME REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 178-191
Author(s):  
Aivis Dombrovskis
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

This study analyses the socio-demographic factors of a group of teachers and school headmasters and their job satisfaction. It explores potential correlations and links between socio-demographic factors, the subjects which they teach, their role at the educational institution and the level of job satisfaction. The data were collected from 128 female respondents (N=128) from nine regional communities in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Respondents were between 22 and 73, with an average age of 49.  They were divided into five categories on the basis of age. There were also eight categories for subjects, teaching levels and the performed roles - the arts, the humanities, the social sciences, other sciences, preschool teachers (with students aged 1-7), primary school teachers (7-10), elementary school teachers (7-16) and headmasters. The study shows that job satisfaction among teachers is closely linked to the issue of whether they do or do not have children. Socio-demographic indicators such as partnership, the number of marriages, the number of marriages of their parents, and the existence of siblings - these indicated links, but not statistically significant ones in relation to the job satisfaction of teachers. The Likert scale was used to measure job satisfaction. The collected data were analysed with non-parametric methods.

MANAGING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY EFFECTS APPLICATION IN TEACHING AT LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RURAL, MIDLAND AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS MEETING NEEDS FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION IN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Le Hang
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Training ◽  
Lower Secondary Schools

The development of ICTs has strongly influenced many different aspects of social life, including education and training. ICTs application and management of ICTs applications has become an indispensable trend and has a profound effect on improving the quality of education and training. The author has analyzed the current state of ICTs application management in teaching in lower secondary schools in rural, midland and mountainous areas from which 6 management solutions for applying information and communication technology in teaching in lower secondary schools in accordance with the school’s practice.

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