Correlates with Teacher and Student Satisfaction in Elementary and Middle Schools PDF Download

Author: Dale Lumpa
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Category : Education, Elementary
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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During the last two decades, researchers have identified characteristics and conditions evident in effective educational settings. This research shows that differences in the level of educational effectiveness occurs at the individual school level. One of the most consistently identified characteristics of an effective school was the direction from a strong leader. Purpose of the study. The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the relationships among principal effectiveness, school climate, teacher empowerment, and teacher satisfaction; (2) establish the extent to which principal effectiveness, school climate, and teacher empowerment are related to teacher satisfaction; (3) analyze the relationship of principal effectiveness, school climate, teacher empowerment, and teacher satisfaction with student satisfaction; and (4) determine if relationships exist between student and teacher satisfaction at the sixth grade level in kindergarten through sixth grade elementary schools and student and teacher satisfaction at the sixth grade level in sixth through eighth grade middle level schools. Procedures. This study involved 66 sixth grade teachers and 829 students in the state of Missouri. Three sixth grade teachers from selected schools were asked to complete four surveys. The instruments used were (1) the Audit of Principal Effectiveness (APE), (2) the Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) School Climate Survey, (3) the School Participant Empowerment Scale (SPES), and (4) the Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) Teacher Satisfaction Survey. One class of sixth grade students from each school were asked to respond to the Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) Student Satisfaction Survey. The focus of this study was the interrelationships among principal effectiveness, school climate, and teacher empowerment, and their potential impact on teacher satisfaction. The study also examined the interrelationships among principal effectiveness, school climate, teacher empowerment, and teacher satisfaction and their potential impact on student satisfaction. Findings. Significant correlational relationships were found among principal effectiveness, school climate, teacher empowerment, and teacher satisfaction. School climate was found to be the best predictor of teacher satisfaction. School climate and teacher satisfaction were the best predictors of student satisfaction. Principal effectiveness also was a significant predictor of student satisfaction. No significant difference was found between sixth grade teacher satisfaction in elementary and middle schools. No significant difference was found between sixth grade student satisfaction in elementary and middle schools.