Date of Award

Spring 5-1-2005

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Robert Boyd

Second Advisor

John Cochren

Third Advisor

Bradley Balch

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among perceptions of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction and selected demographics of seated and post-term Indiana school board members who chose not to seek re-election by using Herzberg's Job Attitude Factors (Herzberg, 1957). Concentration in five significant areas provides for credibility in this study: Social Capital and civic participation, history of American schooling and school boards, motivation theories of Herzberg and Maslow, school board membership, and school superintendents and job satisfaction. Seated Indiana school board presidents during the 2004-2005 school year and a sample of Indiana school board members who chose not to seek re-election during the 2003-2004 school year were the focus of this study, and a two-part questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The first part of the questionnaire included personal data questions to determine demographic information. Additionally, participants were surveyed using a critical incident questionnaire asking them to identify incidents of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. In total, 104 post-term school board members were mailed a survey. Of those 104 contacts, 49 or 4 7 % returned the survey. Of the 290 current school board presidents mailed the survey, 114 or 40 % responded. Two hundred thirty-one correlations were identified for job satisfaction. Of the 231 correlations, 153 were significant at the .01 level and two were significant at the .05 level. Seventy-six correlations were not identified as significant. In general the correlations were positive. One hundred fifty-two were found at the .01 level of significance for job satisfaction, and 154 at the .01 level of significance for job dissatisfaction. Two correlations were found to be significant at the .05 level for job satisfaction (To Grow Personally/Professionally and Age 30 and Under, To Grow Personally/Professionally and To Benefit Child/Family). Eight correlations were found to be significant at the .05 level for job dissatisfaction (To Grow Personally/Professionally and Past School Board Members, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Age 31-50, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Years of Service 5-8, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Children in District Yes, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Children in District No, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Gender Male, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Size of District Up to 1200, To Grow Personally/Professionally and Size of District 5001 and Over). The overall conclusion of the findings seem to support there is a relationship between the perceptions of job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction in both seated and post- term board members, and there is little difference in school board members' perceptions of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction even when demographics are considered.

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