Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
5-2024
School/College
College of Education (COE)
Degree Name
Ed.D., Educational Administration
Committee Chairperson
Lillian B Poats
Committee Member 1
Ronnie Davis
Committee Member 2
Dwalah Fisher
Committee Member 3
Dominic Thomas
Keywords
academic discipline, academic rank, job satisfaction, tenure status
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictability of selected academic, demographic, and job-related factors on the job satisfaction of faculty members employed at a Historically Black University. Specifically, this study was concerned with the relationship between academic (tenure status, academic discipline, and professional development), demographic (gender, ethnicity, and years of experience), and job-related interaction with faculty interaction with faculty and staff and interaction with students) factors and the overall job satisfaction among faculty members. A predictive correlational research design was employed in the present study. One hundred two (102) faculty members employed at an Urban Historically Black University were selected to participate in the study. Two instruments entitled the “Job Satisfaction Survey” and the “Demographic Profile Sheet” were used by the researcher to collect the data. There were three hypotheses tested in this study. All three hypotheses were tested for the relationship and predictive power of selected academic, demographic, and job-related factors associated with job satisfaction among faculty members employed at a Historically Black University. Hypotheses one and three were found to be significant. Relative to hypothesis one, the academic factors of tenure status, academic discipline, and professional development were found to be statistically related to total job satisfaction. The variable academic discipline was found to be an independent predictor of total job satisfaction among faculty members. Further, regarding hypothesis three, the job-related factors of interaction with faculty and other faculty, interaction with faculty and staff, and faculty interaction with students were found to be statistically related to total job satisfaction. The variable interaction with students was found to be an independent predictor of the total job satisfaction among faculty members. The study implied that the significant influence of academic factors on the total job satisfaction among faculty members recommends that administrators on higher education campuses who specifically work with the faculty should be aware of the relationship between academic-related factors and job satisfaction.
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Recommended Citation
Phillips, LaShea, "The Predictability Of Selected Academic, Demographic, And Job-Related Factors On The Job Satisfaction Of Faculty Members Employed At A Historically Black University" (2024). Dissertations (2016-Present). 99.
https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/dissertations/99