scholarly journals THE JOB SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE: ITS FACTOR STRUCTURE AND PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Natalia Hura ◽  
◽  
Olena Veldbrecht ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Component Structure ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Work Involvement ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
High Degree

The article presents the questionnaire measuring job satisfaction - an individual’s subjective attitude based on perception, emotional response and cognitive assessment of his/her professional activities and climate in his/her organization. The method contains the list of 38 statements concerning the professional sphere; respondents should rate them with a 5-point scale from “completely satisfied” to “absolutely dissatisfied”. The questionnaire was tested with the sample of 135 people from different professional areas, aged 20 to 62, including 90 women. Factor analysis confirmed the structural components of job satisfaction organised into the questionnaire subscales: resourcefulness of the professional environment, organization of a work processes, work-life balance, social value of work, professional self-realization. The obtained quantitative results met the criteria of normal distribution and had a high degree of internal consistency. Scores and the overall indicator of job satisfaction did not depend on age and correlated closely with professional self-realization, the balance of various life spheres, burnout symptoms and work involvement. There were differences in the component structure of job satisfaction for different genders: women assessed significantly higher their balance of professional and non-professional life spheres. Three groups were composed depending on the respondents’ desire to resign or change jobs (absent desire, sometimes, often). The comparative analysis of these groups showed that job satisfaction was a reliable predictor of the probability of jobs changing; here, the balance of life spheres was especially indicative. The questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool, recommended for use in research and practical work. It allows assessing employees’ current experiences about their professional position, gives a fairly complete picture of job satisfaction, concluding about personal and professional adaptation, as well as identifying the most relevant areas of psychological interventions and organizational changes. The construction of test norms must take into account the specifics of the profession and the conditions of a particular organizational environment.

Competence-Oriented Models of Professional Development of Specialists in the Context of Sustainable Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoriia V. Sydorenko ◽  
Alla B. Popova ◽  
Nataliia L. Rehesha ◽  
Oksana O. Sinenko ◽  
Olha I. Trynko
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
National Education ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
National Education System ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers ◽  
Professional Self

The article thoroughly describes the competency-oriented models of professional self-improvement and self-realization of teachers in terms of sustainable development. The educational and methodical support of professional development of teachers for lifelong learning through formal, non-formal and informal education according to innovative competence-oriented models of professional development has been developed and experimentally tested. The results of the study can be used in the process of modernization of the national education system, in particular in the activities of educational and methodological centers of vocational education in the development of curricula, educational programs, qualification requirements for professional activities of teachers, innovative teaching and methodological support.

Textile Museum Collections. SIM Method Validation for the Assessment of Pesticides

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Elena-Cornelia Mitran ◽  
Irina-Mariana Sandulache ◽  
Cristina-Mihaela Lite ◽  
Lucian Gabriel Radu
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Pest Infestation ◽  
Accuracy And Precision ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Detection And Quantification

In time the environmental conditions could damage textiles (materials/ artifacts) causing the need to develop better non-destructive or at least micro-destructive analysis techniques of the samples. There are ethnographic textile artifacts that were treated in the past with various pesticides, that have not been mentioned in any document. These are often re-treated with chemicals by museum staff as a method of preventing pest infestation. Due to the progressive use of many pesticides, this paper was focused on the detection and quantification of three pesticides: malathion, methoxychlor, and permethrin (cis- and trans- isomers). Gas chromatography is one of the most widely used analytical techniques for characterizing volatile organic compounds and therefore was the analytical method of choice for the present study. Because these analytes are found at trace levels, the detection and quantification limits of analytes are very small and it is necessary to optimize and validate a SIM method - that allows the mass spectrometer to detect specific compounds with high sensitivity. In SIM mode, the instrument is set to collect data at selected masses of interest, thus increasing the accuracy and precision of the quantitative results. The present paper is aimed to develop this type of method with specificity and selectivity, high precision (expressed in terms of repeatability and intermediate accuracy), accuracy, suitable working range and linearity, and high degree of series� homogenity.

scholarly journals Survey of Peer Support Specialists: Professional Activities, Self-Rated Skills, Job Satisfaction, and Financial Well-being

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1264-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Lapidos ◽  
Jennie Jester ◽  
Monica Ortquist ◽  
Pamela Werner ◽  
Mary C. Ruffolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activities

scholarly journals Burnout and Job Satisfaction Among Family Medicine Residency Coordinators:

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 679-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo ◽  
Cassie Scripter ◽  
Rick Kellerman ◽  
Cheryl Haynes ◽  
Maria Eliza Marquise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Family Medicine Residency ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Degree

Background and Objectives: Research into rates of burnout and job satisfaction among family medicine residency coordinators is nonexistent. Coordinators play a pivotal role in medical education, sometimes have multiple roles and titles, and often work in stressful environments. The goals of this study were to explore the prevalence of, and relationship between, burnout and job satisfaction among family medicine residency coordinators. Methods: This national wellness study involved 307 family medicine residency coordinators. Modified questions of the Professional Quality of Life Scale, Version 5 were used to measure participants’ burnout and job satisfaction rates. The authors used chi-square tests, Pearson’s r correlations, and multiple linear regression to analyze the data. Results: The response rate was 72% (307/429), with 24% of family medicine residency coordinators reporting high, 51% reporting moderate, and 26% reporting low rates of work-related burnout. Twenty-eight percent of the family medicine residency coordinators reported high, 46% moderate, and 26% low job satisfaction. There was a significantly negative relationship between job satisfaction and work-related burnout, r (306)=-.638, P<0.001. Regression explained 42% of variance in job satisfaction, and showed that burnout (β=-.62) and years on the job (β=.15) were significant predictors of job satisfaction (R=0.64; F [5, 277]=40.28, P<.001). Conclusions: The results demonstrate that family medicine residency coordinators are generally satisfied with their work and reported moderate to high degree of burnout rates.

scholarly journals Transference Leadership For Heads Educational Management In AFIF Province And Its Relation With Job Satisfaction For Educational Supervisors

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadia Bint Najib Al - Otaibi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Educational Supervisor ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Descriptive Method

The study aimed to:  - Identifying with the degree of The practice of heads educational management for type of transference leadership from the views of supervisors. - Acquaintance with the level of job satisfaction of educational supervisors in Afif Educational management. - Recognizing the statistical significance relation between the practice of heads educational management degrees' in Afif Educational management for the style of transference leadership and job satisfaction of educational Study Methodology: The researcher used the descriptive method (survey ) & descriptive method (Correlative) Study Population and Sample: The study population consists of all heads educational department and educational supervisor whether they are mails or females in Educational Management of AFIF. Study Tool: The researcher built tow questionnaires, the first questionnaire to measure using of the transference leadership and it consist of two parts one is personal information anther is phrases for measuring the practice of heads educational management degrees' in Afif Educational management from the points of view of educational supervisors , also it contain forth transference leadership diminutions( typical effective, mental- excitation, personal considerations, accusatory motivation) in (39) sentences. The second questionnaire to measure the level of educational supervisors' job satisfaction in (28) sentences. Moreover, the researcher used the fifth Grading scale to measure the responses of study sample. Study Results: the results of the study can firmed the following: - The overall average of total to the degree of transference leadership applying for Heads Department (4,10) , so this is the mean between fourth category which indicated to high degree. - The general average of the responses of the study sample at the axis of educational supervisors job satisfaction for in Educational management in AFIF that is mean (3,85 over 5) indicated to (high) degree of study tool. The results proved that there is connective, direct, strong relation & statistical function at (0,01) between the practice of heads educational management degrees' in Afif Educational management for the style of transference leadership and job satisfaction of educational. Also, the result show that connective the relation between general degree of the measure of transference leadership and general degree of the measure of job satisfaction is (0,56) , so it is positive direct relation. Study Recommendations: - Encouraging and training the Heads of educational management to be attention in knowing the weakness points about their work which is hinder the transference leadership practice. - Caring of training and qualifying staff who have primitive readiness for having transference leadership properties and characters. - Necessity of hold periodical specialist courses to create leaders and trine them about modern administrative styles that make job satisfaction for personnel.

scholarly journals The Role of Job Satisfaction in Turnover and Turn-away Intention of IT Staff in South Africa

10.28945/4267 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 077-097
Author(s):  
Brenda M Scholtz ◽  
Jean-Paul Van Belle ◽  
Kennedy Njenga ◽  
Alexander Serenko ◽  
Prashant Palvia
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Occupational Culture ◽  
Global View ◽  
The World ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
It Skills

Aim/Purpose: This study forms part of the World IT Project, which aims to gain a deeper understanding of individual, personal and organisational factors influencing IT staff in a modern, work environment. The project also aims to provide a global view that complements the traditional American/Western view. The purpose of this study is to investigate and report on some of these factors, in particular, the role that job satisfaction has in turnover intention (i.e., changing jobs within the IT industry) and turn-away intention (i.e., moving to another industry other than IT) in South Africa. Background: Several studies have reported on the importance of an employee’s job satisfaction to organisation success, and the various factors that influence it. Most studies on job satisfaction adopted a Westernised and not a global view. Very few empirical studies have been conducted on job satisfaction of IT workers in South Africa. This paper reports on the individual, personal and organisational factors that influence the job satisfaction of IT staff in South Africa. Methodology: The study uses statistical analysis of survey data acquired through the World IT Project. Both online and paper based questionnaires were used. A sample size of 301 respondents was obtained from the survey, which was conducted over a period of 6 months during 2017. The factors that influence IT job satisfaction were analysed using correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis and discriminant analysis. The factors investigated were employee and organisational demographics, aspects of occupational culture, and various job-related individual issues. Contribution: This paper presents the only study focused specifically on turnover and turn-away intention amongst IT staff in South Africa. The final proposed model, grounded in the empirical dataset, clearly shows job satisfaction as a strong mediating construct explaining most of the variance in the IT professional’s intention to leave the organisation (i.e. their turnover intention) and the industry (i.e. their turn-away intention). Findings: The findings revealed that there was a significant correlation between job satisfaction and turnover intention as well as between job satisfaction and turn-away intention of IT staff. Perceived professional self-efficacy, strain and experience were also highly correlated with turnover intention. Professional self-efficacy was also significantly correlated with turn-away intention. Based on the analyses that were conducted, a research model is presented that shows the relationships between the various antecedents of turnover and turn-away intention. Recommendations for Practitioners: Managers in organisations dealing with the shortage of IT skills can use the model to plan interventions to reduce IT staff turnover rates by focussing on addressing the identified individual issues such as strain, job (in)security and work load as well as the personal value and IT occupational culture issues. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers in the field of IT staff recruitment and management can find value for their research in the proposed refined model of IT job satisfaction and turnover intention. Future research could possibly replicate the study in other countries or could focus on different factors. Impact on Society: IT skills play a crucial role in society today and are therefore in high demand. However, this demand is not being satisfied by the current rate of supply. Research into what factors influence IT staff to leave the organisation or the industry can assist managers with improving their employee relations and job conditions so as to reduce this turnover and increase organisations’ and society’s competitiveness and economic growth. Future Research: It would be interesting to determine if the findings are similar for a sample of smaller organisations and/or younger IT employees since this study focussed on larger organisations and more experienced staff. Future research could also compare the findings of South African organisations with those in other countries.

scholarly journals ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНАЯ САМОРЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ В ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИИ БУДУЩИХ УЧИТЕЛЕЙ РУССКОГО ЯЗЫКА

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Komarova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Russian Language

Введение. Важнейшей задачей современного образования является обеспечение возможностей для личностного и профессионального роста и для осуществления самореализации. Изложены основные подходы к изучению понятия «самореализация». Приводятся результаты анкетирования будущих учителей русского языка. Выявлены представления будущих учителей русского языка в отношении их профессиональной самореализации. Материалы и методы. Исследование было проведено на основе анализа теоретических источников по проблеме самореализации и результатов анкетирования студентов филологического факультета. Авторская анкета состояла из трех вопросов открытого типа и четырех вопросов закрытого типа. Результаты и обсуждение. Проанализированы различные подходы к пониманию названных понятий и обоснована собственная позиция по этому вопросу. По результатам анкетирования установлено, что 15 % студентов третьего курса и 55 % студентов четвертого курса уверены, что профессиональная самореализация подразумевает постоянное совершенствование в выбранной профессии и потребность в совершенствовании. Охарактеризованы потребности, возникающие у будущих учителей русского языка в ходе педагогической практики, которая является ключевым звеном между теоретическим обучением будущих учителей русского языка и их самостоятельной работой в образовательном учреждении. Заключение. Самоактуализация понимается автором как тенденция к самореализации. А самореализация – как процесс развития личности, предполагающий активную содеятельность с другими людьми, приложение собственных усилий. Выявлено, что критической точкой в становлении будущего учителя русского языка является педагогическая практика. До практики основными трудностями у студентов являются неуверенность в себе и нехватка знаний в области методических дисциплин. Это можно скорректировать опытом работы в качестве учителя. После педагогической практики основанными барьерами самореализации для студентов становятся отсутствие свободного времени у учителей русского языка и высокая интенсивность работы. Это заставляет будущих учителей русского языка сомневаться в правильности выбора сферы своей дальнейшей профессиональной деятельности. Поднимается вопрос о психолого-педагогическом сопровождении студентов во время практики.Introduction. The most important task of modern education is to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth and for the implementation of self-realization. The main approaches to the study of the concept of selfrealization are outlined. The results of a survey of future teachers of the Russian language are presented. The ideas of future teachers of the Russian language in relation to their professional self-realization are revealed. Material and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of the analysis of theoretical sources on the problem of self-realization and the results of a survey of students of the philological faculty. The author’s questionnaire consisted of 3 open-ended questions and 4 closed-ended questions. Results and discussion. Various approaches to understanding these concepts are analyzed and their own position on this issue is substantiated. According to the results of the survey, it was found that 15% of 3-year students and 55% of 4-year students are sure that professional self-realization implies continuous improvement in the chosen profession and the need for improvement. The needs arising for future teachers of the Russian language during pedagogical practice, which is a key link between the theoretical training of future teachers of the Russian language and their independent work in an educational institution, are characterized. Conclusion. Self-actualization is understood as a tendency to self-realization. And self-realization is a process of personality development, involving active cooperation with other people, the application of one’s own efforts. It is revealed that the pedagogical practice is a critical point in the formation of the future teacher of the Russian language. Before practice, the main difficulties for students are self-doubt and lack of knowledge in the field of methodological disciplines. After teaching practice, the lack of free time among teachers of the Russian language and the high intensity of work become the basic barriers for self-realization for students. This makes future teachers of the Russian language doubt their further professional activities. The question arises of the psychological and pedagogical support of students during practice.

scholarly journals ВПЛИВ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ УЯВЛЕНЬ СТУДЕНТІВ НА СТВОРЕННЯ ОБРАЗУ МАЙБУТНЬОЇ ПРОФЕСІЇ ПСИХОЛОГА

World Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7(35)) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Гаркавенко Н. В. ◽  
Доскач С. С.
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Social Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
And Training

An analysis of social representations by scientists from different points of view is carried out. The views on the content and structural components of social representations and their influence on the views about the future profession from students-psychologists are highlighted. The influence of social representations on the peculiarities of the formation of their professional self-consciousness is analyzed. The functions of social representations that influence the image of the profession of a psychologist are revealed. The idea is based on the fact that external social (conditions of study, the direction of training of specialists) and internal (individual-characterological features of an individual) factors influence on social representations. The results of the surveyed by us students-psychologists were analyzed, which highlighted the opinion that the social representations are influenced by: the need for knowledge of social psychology, the development of personal individual qualities, general and social intelligence, the possession of communicative skills, the ability to navigate social events. The opinion that the corrective and training work on developing social representations of students will enable the flow of the specifics of images and create adequate ideas about the profession of a psychologist.

scholarly journals Readiness for Training Disabled Students in Academic Staff of Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.Y. Sorokin ◽  
T.G. Lukovenko
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Special Competence

The readiness of the teaching staff of higher educational institutions for teaching and psychological and pedagogical support of students with disabilities is being considered. We emphasize that the personnel of the educational organization need special competence to work with persons with disabilities of various nosological groups. The issues of creating an accessible environment in the university were studied, the readiness of teachers to apply special educational technologies in the training of students with disabilities, to develop teaching and methodological materials; the ability to establish pedagogically appropriate relationships with students, and provide psychological and pedagogical support in matters of personal and professional self-determination. The results show a high degree of importance of special professional competencies for inclusive education. But, at the same time, teachers assess their own level of preparedness with students with disabilities as insufficient, which allowed to determine the main areas of work.

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