scholarly journals Career Anchors of Secondary School Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-396
Author(s):  
Sandra Milanović
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Job Tenure ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Career Anchors ◽  
Career Anchor

AbstractCareer anchors represent the internal constellations of motives, needs and career goals of individuals. It is of great importance to identify person’s career anchor and according to it, to design career management practices. Furthermore, if there is congruence between career anchor and job related characteristics, many positive outcomes such as job satisfaction, organizational commitment, low turnover intentions, etc. may emerge. The aim of this paper is to identify which one of nine defined career anchors is dominant career anchor of secondary school teachers as public sector employees and how they differ in terms of demographic factors such as gender, age and work experience. In order to achieve this goal, empirical research was conducted using a sample of 44 secondary school teachers from one town. The descriptive statistic’s results indicated that the dominant career anchor of secondary school teachers is security – job tenure, followed by service and lifestyle career anchors. Non-parametric tests were applied for the assessment of statistically significant differences between demographic groups. Female teachers and teachers between 41 and 50 years expressed higher levels of importance of security – job tenure career anchor, but teachers with work experience lesser than 15 years showed higher levels of importance of security – geographic. The findings of this study add new contribution to the literature and career management practices in Serbia.

scholarly journals Psychodiagnostic of Emotional States of Secondary School Teachers with Long Work Experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 433-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazym Satybaldina ◽  
Ajgul Saipova ◽  
Aliya Karabayeva ◽  
Sveta Berdibayeva ◽  
Anar Mukasheva
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
School Teachers

scholarly journals Influence of Working Conditions on Turnover Intentions of Secondary School Teachers in Meru County

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (25) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Peter Kalunge Ekabu ◽  
Jeremiah M.Kalai ◽  
Grace Nyagah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between working conditions and teacher turnover intentions in public secondary schools in Meru County, Kenya. The study used a descriptive survey design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection and analysis. A total of 520 respondents were involved in the study that included 503 secondary school teachers, 15 principals and 2 staffing officers. Teachers working conditions were examined to determine their relationship with turnover intentions. Data obtained from teachers’ questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS version 21.Hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and chi-square goodness of fit at 95%, p<0.05. The result of product moment correlation analysis indicated that the independent variable, working conditions (r= -0.488, p<0.001) have a negative and an inverse relationship with the independent variable, turnover intention. These results were agreed with the results of Chi-square analysis for both the independent variable which showed a significant relationship between working conditions and turnover intentions of secondary school teachers in Meru County. The results therefore established that teachers’ motivation in secondary schools in Meru County is low due to poor working conditions and the education system appears to be staffed with teachers with poor morale and low levels of commitment to their jobs leading to high turnover intentions. The study recommends the various Boards of Management and other education stakeholders at the national and county government levels consider issues of teachers working conditions as an essential element in the motivating and reducing turnover intentions hence retention in teaching service.

scholarly journals Influence of Promotional Prospects on Turnover Intentions of Public Secondary School Teachers in Meru County

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (25) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Peter Kalunge Ekabu ◽  
Grace Nyagah ◽  
Jeremiah.M. Kalai
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correction Coefficient ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
Qualitative Approaches

The importance of motivation in retaining core employees and reducing turnover intention in any organization cannot be underestimated. Therefore, retaining the best teachers in secondary schools continue to be a major challenge for educational managers in Kenya as teachers keep changing careers or are not fully committed to their duties because psychologically majority have their hearts elsewhere. This study aimed at examining the influence of promotional prospects on turnover intentions of public secondary school teachers in Meru County. The study used a descriptive survey design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection and analysis. A total of 520 respondents were involved in the study. Teacher promotional prospects, was examined to determine its relationship with the dependent variable, turnover intentions. Data obtained from questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS version 21. Hypothesis was tested using Pearson product moment correction coefficient and chi-square goodness of fit at 95%, p<0.05. The results from product moment correction showed that the independent variable; promotional prospects (r=-0.524, p<0.001), has a negative and an inverse relationship with the dependent variable, turnover intention. The Chisquare analysis corroborated the Pearson correlation results by showing a significant relationship between promotion prospects and turnover intentions of secondary school teachers in Meru County. The results concluded that teachers’ motivation in secondary schools in Meru County is low with teachers having poor morale and low levels of commitment to their job due to lack of promotion and stagnation in one grade hence high turnover intentions set in. The study recommends that the Teachers Service Commission of Kenya, consider issues of promotion of teachers in motivating and reducing turnover intentions hence retention in teaching service.

scholarly journals TEACHERS’ SELF-CONCEPT AND ITS BENEFITS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-116
Author(s):  
Jelena Ž. Maksimović ◽  
Jelena S. Osmanović
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Pay Satisfaction ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Openness To Change ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Self-concept, understood as an impression or idea one has about oneself, represents a significant precondition for the professional improvement of teachers, as well as for the advancement of teaching itself and students’ development of their own positive self-concept. This research aimed to examine the idea of self-concept with the purpose of determining the manner in which primary and secondary school teachers perceive themselves. The factors to be analyzed in relation to the variables, work experience and pay satisfaction, were defined by means of the scale of estimates and factor analysis. The obtained results showed that accepting oneself, self-improvement, self-satisfaction and job satisfaction, as well as the initiative and openness to change varied depending on work experience and pay satisfaction. Work experience, not pay satisfaction, proved to have an impact on the teachers’ perception of the relationship with their colleagues, whereas the perception of personal and teaching qualities did not depend on the aforementioned variables.

Managerialism and Its Consequences for Professional Identity: A Comparative Analysis of GPs and Secondary School Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 009539972199374
Author(s):  
Wiljan (P.M.A.) Hendrikx
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Professional Groups

Literature on the consequences of managerial reform for professionals in public services has often taken the professions as universal phenomenon, unaffected by sectoral heterogeneity. However, focusing on professionals’ own perspectives, this study notes important similarities and variations between professionals from two domains—GPs and teachers. The findings are attributed to professional identity values of excellence, ethics, and engagement, against which reforms were directed, and to the capacity of different professional groups to develop strategies based on these values. Suggesting that the professional identity of specific professions is key creates different conditions and consequences for introducing new management practices.

Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turnover Intentions in Malawi: A Quantitative Assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-226
Author(s):  
Fatsani Thomas Kafumbu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teacher Turnover ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Analytic Design

This study aimed at uncovering the link between levels of job satisfaction with turnover intentions among teachers with the aim of broadening the knowledge base with regard to teachers’ welfare in public secondary schools in Malawi. In the empirical investigation, a correlational-analytic design was used. The stratified random sample consisted of 120 secondary school teachers and it was found that most teachers had a moderate level of satisfaction with their work. Furthermore, it was found that job satisfaction among teachers was related to their turnover intentions and that demographics had a significant influence on this relationship except for school type.

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