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Al-Zboon, Eman K.; Al_Dababneh, Khuloud A. H.; Ahmad, Jamal – Education, 2015
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the level of quality of work life QOWL of Jordanian special education teachers. Participants of the study were 133 special education teachers. Results showed that special education teachers cited average level of QOWL. Furthermore, teachers rated administrators' and colleagues' respect as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Job Satisfaction
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Yildirim, Irfan – Education, 2015
The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between self-efficacy and job satisfaction among the physical education teachers. The study was carried out in correlational survey model and the study sample was made up by 306 physical education teachers who worked in different geographical regions of Turkey. The data were assessed using SPSS…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy
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Frisby, Brandi N.; Goodboy, Alan K.; Buckner, Marjorie M. – Communication Education, 2015
Extending research on instructional dissent beyond student reports, this study examined the potential for students' expressed dissent to have deleterious effects on faculty members. Instructors (N = 113) completed surveys about students' instructional dissent regarding their classes and reported their own burnout, commitment, satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Student Behavior, Dissent, Teacher Burnout
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Cao, Yingxia; Li, Xiaofan; Jiang, Amy; Bai, Kang – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
The population of international students continues to grow in the U.S. colleges and universities against the backdrop of internationalization; so do the studies on their academic and social experience as well as predicaments and concerns. However, most of the research has approached these issues from the perspectives of institutions and students,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Motivation, College Students
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Byrne, Marann; Chughtai, Aamir; Flood, Barbara; Murphy, Evelyn; Willis, Pauline – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the levels of burnout experienced by accounting and finance academics in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this cross-sectional survey study were collected from 100 accounting and finance academics teaching in Irish third level institutions. Independent sample "t"-tests, one…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Accounting, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis
Hill, Randy James – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this quantitative, multiple regression study was to examine the relationship between 10 adjunct instructor characteristics and organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Part-time instructors who taught for the institution during the 2012-2013 academic year completed an electronic survey with questions from three valid and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Motivation
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Wei, Xin; Patel, Deepa; Young, Viki M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
Using survey data collected from 2,273 teachers in Texas, this study explores differences in school organization that contribute to the experiences (e.g., working conditions, instruction and student engagement in learning, self-efficacy and job satisfaction, and teacher evaluation) of charter school and traditional public school teachers.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Conventional Instruction, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Evaluation
Royal, William A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the effect of the implementation of a School Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) Program on teacher morale. This quantitative study used the Perdue Teacher Opinionaire (PTO) to survey the faculties for two rural, Title I middle schools in Tennessee. Middle School 1 implemented the SWPBS program. Middle School 2 was the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Middle Schools