A STUDY OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SELECTED PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICE WORKERS (SCHOOL NURSES, COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS).
Contributors: Northern Illinois University.
Published: 1989
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Education, Educational Psychology.; Education, Administration.; Education, Guidance and Counseling.; Social Work.
Description: This study focused on the identification of job elements essential to the satisfaction of selected Pupil Personnel Service Workers, and a comparison between them. One hundred and seventy-three school counselors, eighty-one school social workers and eighty-seven school nurses in the six-county Chicago area voluntarily responded to selected demographic questions and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire.

Five research questions were the framework for this investigation. The first question involved establishing the general satisfaction level, and the levels of satisfaction of the various job elements for the three disciplines. The second, third, and fourth questions focused on the identification of the demographic factors that affected the job satisfaction of school counselors, social workers, and nurses, respectively. The fifth question involved a comparison of the three disciplines' levels of satisfaction for the job elements, and the general level of satisfaction.

Overall, Pupil Personnel Service Workers are satisfied with their jobs. In the three group comparison, school nurses scored significantly higher on their job element satisfaction compared to counselors and social workers. Ability Utilization, Activity, Authority, Creativity, Moral Values, Responsibility, Social Services and Variety were all highly satisfying. Working Conditions and Technical Supervision were rated as moderately satisfying. Independence, Co-workers, Recognition, Advancement, Achievement and Human Relations were satisfying to specific groups.

Age was a significant demographic variable for all disciplines. Educational background, primary job responsibility, caseload, years of experience, the evaluation tool, and district setting were significant to specific disciplines.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-01, Section: A, page: 0118.

Thesis (ED.D.)--NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 1989.

School code: 0162.