Job Satisfaction among High School Assistant Principals.

An adapted version of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire was used to collect data regarding three types of job satisfaction: general, intrinsic, and extrinsic among high school assistant principals in Mississippi. Forty-nine percent of the 245 assistant principals surveyed participated in the study. Results indicated a high degree of general, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction among the assistant principals. No statistically significant relationships were revealed between job satisfaction and two specific variables: (1) length of time worked as an assistant principal; and (2) student enrollment. However, findings mildly suggested that the fewer years worked as an assistant principal, the less the job satisfaction. Assistant principals most liked working with students, teachers, staff, and parents. They disliked student discipline, incompetent teachers, difficult parents, support staff who behaved unprofessionally, heavy workloads, and the many after-school duties assigned. The most frequently mentioned responsibilities assistant principals would add to their jobs include curriculum and instruction tasks, personnel functions, and business matters such as working with the school's budget. (DFR) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. JOB SATISFACTION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS Kuei-Lung Chen National Changhua University Jack Blendinger Mississippi State University Vincent McGrath Mississippi State University Abstract: This paper is based on a study of job satisfaction among high school assistant principals in Mississippi. An adapted version of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to collect data regarding three types of job satisfaction: general, intrinsic, and extrinsic. Forty-nine percent of the 245 assistant principals surveyed participated in the study. Results indicated a high degree of general, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction among the assistant principals. No statistically significant relationships were revealed between job satisfaction and two specific variables examined in the study: (a) length of time worked as an assistant principal, and (b) student enrollment. However, the findings mildly suggested that the less years worked as an assistant principal, the less the job satisfaction; the more years, the greater the job satisfaction. Assistant principals liked working with students, teachers, staff, and parents most about their jobs. They liked student discipline least. This paper is based on a study of job satisfaction among high school assistant principals in Mississippi. An adapted version of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to collect data regarding three types of job satisfaction: general, intrinsic, and extrinsic. Forty-nine percent of the 245 assistant principals surveyed participated in the study. Results indicated a high degree of general, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction among the assistant principals. No statistically significant relationships were revealed between job satisfaction and two specific variables examined in the study: (a) length of time worked as an assistant principal, and (b) student enrollment. However, the findings mildly suggested that the less years worked as an assistant principal, the less the job satisfaction; the more years, the greater the job satisfaction. Assistant principals liked working with students, teachers, staff, and parents most about their jobs. They liked student discipline least. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association Bowling Green, Kentucky November 15-17, 2000 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0/This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. BEST COPY AVAILABLE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY