ERIC ED412181: Job Satisfaction among America's Teachers: Effects of Workplace Conditions, Background Characteristics, and Teacher Compensation. Statistical Analysis Report.

134 Pages·1997·1.4 MB·English

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AUTHOR
Perie, Marianne; Baker, David P.
Job Satisfaction among America's Teachers: Effects of
TITLE
Workplace Conditions, Background Characteristics, and
Teacher Compensation. Statistical Analysis Report.
INSTITUTION
American Institutes .for Research, Washington, DC.
SPONS AGENCY
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington,
DC
REPORT NO
NCES-97-471
PUB DATE
1997-00-00
NOTE
133p.
PUB TYPE
Numerical/Quantitative Data (110)
Reports
Research
(143)
EDRS PRICE
MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS
*Elementary School Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education;
Institutional Characteristics; *Job Satisfaction; National
Surveys; Private Schools; Public Schools; School Policy;
*Secondary School Teachers; Tables (Data); Teacher
Attitudes; *Teacher Background; *Teacher Salaries; *Teaching
Conditions; Teaching Experience
IDENTIFIERS
Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
ABSTRACT
This report describes U.S. K-12 teachers' satisfaction with
teaching as a career and identifies some workplace-related factors associated
with satisfaction. Factors examined include school and workplace
characteristics, teacher background, salary, and other benefits. Results are
presented in three sections. The first section describes satisfaction levels
of teachers with different background characteristics, teaching in different
types of schrDols and school systems, with different perceptions of workplace
conditions, and receiving different levels of compensation. The seccnd
section contrasts characteristics of most and least satisficA...
rrqing
multivariate analysis, the third section describer; the strength of
association between teacher satisfaction and those workplace conditions open
to policy changes after accounting for other relevant teacher and school
characteristics. Findings indicate that working conditions related to
satisfaction are administrative support and leadership, student behavior, and
school atmosphere. Compensation is only modestly related to teacher
satisfaction. Four appendixes provide: Standard Error Tables, Supplemental
Regression Table, Technical Notes, and a list of Schools and Staffing Survey
(SASS) Data Products. (Contains 17 tables, 5 figures and 17 references).
(LH)
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION
STATISTICS
Statistical Analysis Report
August 1997
Job Satisfaction Among
America's Teachers
Effects of Workplace
Conditions,
Background Characteristics,
and
Teacher Compensation
SASS
Marianne Perie
David P. Baker
American Institutes for Research
Summer Whitener, Project officer
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
NCES 97-471
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U.S. Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Ramon C. Cortines
Acting Assistant Secretary
National Center for Education Statistics
Pascal D. Forgione, Jr..
Commissioner
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Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Job Satisfaction Among
Effects of Workplace Conditions, Background Characteristics, and Teacher
America's Teachers:
Compensation, NCES 97-471, by Marianne Perie and David P. Baker. Project officer, Summer Whitener.
Washington, DC: 1997.
Contact:
Summer Whitener
[phone]
Table of Contents
Highlights
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
Policy Context
2
Data
5
Results
11
Distribution of teachers across levels of satisfaction
11
Description of the most and least satisfied teachers
32
Multivariate analysis of satisfaction with teaching
as a career
43
Discussion
51
Appendix A (Standard Error Tables)
Appendix B (Supplemental Regression Table)
Appendix C (Technical Notes)
Survey content
C-3
Target population and estimates for SASS
C-4
Sample design and implementation
C-6
Data collection procedures
C-13
Response rates
C-13
Imputation procedures
C-22
Weighting
C-22
Standard errors
C-23
Cautions concerning change estimates
C-23
Definitions
C-24
Technical Note on Specific Items
C-27
Technical Note on the Creation of Variables
C-29
Technical Note on Item Response
C-31
Teacher Satisfaction Composite Scores
C-33
Formulae Used to Calculate Table 16
C-37
Appendix D (Schools and Staffing Survey Data Products)
References
6
11
List of tables
Table 1Percent distribution of teachers
across levels of satisfaction, by
school sector and school level
15
Table 2Percent distribution of public school teachers
across levels of satisfaction,
by school level and selected school and classroom
characteristics: 1993-94
20
Table 3Percent distribution of private school teachers
across levels of satisfaction,
by school level and selected school and classroom
characteristics: 1993-94
21
Table 4Percent distribution of public school teachers
across levels of satisfaction,
by school level and selected teacher background characteristics: 1993-94
24
Table 5Percent distribution of private school teachers
across levels of satisfaction,
by school level and selected teacher background characteristics:
1993-94
27
Table 6Percent of teachers across levels of satisfaction, by school
sector,
school level, and teacher compensation factors: 1993-94
29
Table 7Percent distribution of public school teachers
across levels of satisfaction,
by school level and selected attitudes and perceptions of
workplace conditions
31
Table 8Percent distribution of private school teachers
across levels of satisfaction,
by school level and selected attitudes and perceptions of
workplace conditions
35
Table 9
School sector and school level of the
most and least
satisfied teachers
38
Table 10Mean characteristics of the most and least satisfied teachers,
by school sector and level: 1993-94
40
Table 11Percent distribution of the
most and least satisfied public school teachers
across selected school and teacher background characteristics,
by school level
42
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Table 12Percent distribution of the most and least satisfied private school teachers
across selected school and teacher background characteristics,
by school level
3
Table 13Percent of most and least satisfied teachers who agree with the following
statements, by school sector and level
45
Table 14 OLS estimates of teacher satisfaction regressed on school and
teacher background characteristics
50
Table 15
OLS estimates of teacher satisfaction regressed on policy relevant
workplace conditions and teacher compensation
52
Table 16Comparing associations between satisfaction and background
characteristics versus various types of workplace conditions
54
Table BIOLS estimates of teacher satisfaction regressed on school and
teacher background characteristics, workplace conditions and
teacher compensation
B-3
8
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Standard error tables
Table 1a
Standard errors for percent distribution of teachers
across levels of
satisfaction, by school sector and school level
A-3
Table 2aStandard errors for percent distribution of public school teachers
across
levels of satisfaction, by school level and selected school and
classroom characteristics: 1993-94
A-4
Table 3a
Standard errors for percent distribution of private school teachers
across
levels of satisfaction, by school level and selected school and
classroom characteristics: 1993-94
A-5
Table 4aStandard errors for percent distribution of public school teachers
across
levels of satisfaction, by school level and selected teacher
background characteristics: 1993-94
A-6
Table 5aStandard errors for percent distribution of private school teachers
across
levels of satisfaction, by school level and selected teacher
background characteristics: 1993-94
A-7
Table 6a
Standard errors for percent of teachers across levels of satisfaction,
by school sector, school level, and teacher compensation factors: 1993-94
A-8
Table 7a
Standard errors for percent distribution of public school teachers
across
levels of satisfaction, by school level and selected attitudes and perceptions of
workplace conditions
A-9
Table 8a
Standard errors for percent distribution of private school teachers
across
levels of satisfaction, by school level and selected attitudes and perceptions of
workplace conditions
A-10
Table 9aStandard errors for school sector and school level of the
most
and least satisfied teachers
A-11
Table 10a
Standard errors for mean characteristics of the most and least satisfied
teachers, by school sector and level: 1993-94
A-12
9
Table 11adistribution of the most and least satisfied public school teachers across
selected school and teacher background characteristics, by
school level
A-13
Table 12adistribution of the most and least satisfied private school teachers across
selected school and teacher background characteristics, by
school level
A-14
Table 13aof most and least satisfied teachers who agree with the following
statements, by school sector and level
A-15
Ttests on percent of teachers with high levels of satisfaction, by school
sector, level, and selected attitudes and perceptions of
workplace conditions
A-16
10
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