A Correlational Study of Job Characteristics, Work Values, and Job Satisfaction of College Student Affairs Administrators

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 公民教育與活動領導學系 === 95 === The purpose of this study was to understand the current status of college student affairs administrators’ perceived job characteristics, work values, and job satisfaction, and to examine if job characteristics, work values and job satisfaction of college st...

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Main Authors: Shao-Hsuan KU, 顧韶軒
Other Authors: Show-Mann Liou
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07282834701820998102
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Summary:碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 公民教育與活動領導學系 === 95 === The purpose of this study was to understand the current status of college student affairs administrators’ perceived job characteristics, work values, and job satisfaction, and to examine if job characteristics, work values and job satisfaction of college student affairs administrators differed in regard to selected factors. In addition, this study also attempted to examine the relationship between perceived job characteristics and job satisfaction as well as perceived work values and job satisfaction of college student affairs administrators. This study employed a cross-sectional research design. Stratified cluster sampling was used to select the research participants from 38 universities and colleges in Taiwan. The data were collected using “Questionnaire of College Student Affairs Administrators’ Job Characteristics, Work Values, and Job Satisfaction.” Totally, 312 usable questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The major findings are summarized as followings: 1.The college student affairs administrators’ perceived job characteristics, from the highest to the lowest, are skill variety, feedback, task identity, and task significance accordingly. In terms of perceived work values, from the highest to the lowest are social interaction, organizational safety and economics, dignity, balance and being free from anxiety, leisure, health and traffic, self-realization and self-growth. In terms of perceived job satisfaction, form the highest to the lowest, are general satisfaction, internal satisfaction and external satisfaction accordingly. 2.Each of the following factors, gender, age, working experience of current job, job position, and type of institution, has a significant difference on college student affairs administrators’ perceived job characteristics. 3.Each of the following factors, gender, age, working experience of current job, marital status, and type of institution, has a significant difference on college student affairs administrators’ perceived work values. 4.Each of the following factors, marital status and job position, has a significant difference on college student affairs administrators’ perceived job satisfaction. 5.There are canonical correlations between college student affairs administrators’ perceived job characteristics and job satisfaction as well as between college student affairs administrators’ perceived work values and job satisfaction. Based on the findings, recommendations for practice and further research are provided.