A Comparison of Female and Male Professors on Participation in Decision Making, Job Related Tension, Job Involvement, and Job Satisfaction

Abstract

The present exploratory study was aimed at establishing whether and how female teaching professionals in academe differ signifi cantly from their male counterparts in perceived participation in decision making, job related tension, job involvement, and overall job satisfaction. The findings indicate that statistically significant differences do exist for the 321 community college faculty members in this study. Female teaching professionals report experiencing less perceived participation in decision making (p ⋞ .01), less job involvement (p ⋞ .001), less overall job satisfaction (p ⋞ .01), and more job related tension (p ⋞ .001) than their male counterparts. Differences between female and male socialization, sex discrimination, and multiplicity of roles are briefly discussed as possible tentative explanations for the reported findings.

A study of factors measuring faculty job satisfaction at selected universities in Thailand

“…In the educational institution, Varley (1973) reported the results of his study of 4^6 teachers in l4 metropolitan high schools that teachers who graduated from teachers' col leges were relatively satisfied with their work. Hollon and Gremmill (1976) conducted a study of 321 full-time teaching professionals in 7 two-year public community colleges. They disclosed that female teaching professionals reportedly ex perience less overall job satisfaction than their male col leagues .…”

Les professeurs d’université et leur travail

“…Dès lors, il nous paraît étonnant que deux études récentes concluent à des différences significatives entres les hommes et les femmes professeurs d'université. Dans un cas, les femmes sont significativement moins satisfaites de leur travail que les hommes (Hollon et Gemmill, 1976), dans un autre c'est l'inverse (Novak, 1974). Ces deux études suggèrent que les zones d'insatisfaction et de satisfaction au travail ne seraient pas les mêmes pour les hommes et pour les femmes.…”

New teacher job satisfaction : effects of general job facets and teacher job specific facets.

“…Liu and Meyer (2005) The studies on teacher characteristics showed that teachers differ in satisfaction based on their age and gender (Rudd & Wiseman, 1962;Hollon & Gemmill, 1976;Galloway et al, 1985;Lowther et al, 1985;Avi-Itzhak, 1988;and Borg et al, 1991). Teachers also express varying levels of satisfaction based on their level of participation in the decision making process and the organizational structure of the school.…”

“…Teachers also express varying levels of satisfaction based on their level of participation in the decision making process and the organizational structure of the school. Teachers who are more involved and in less hierarchical schools report higher satisfaction (Carpenter, 1971;Grassie & Carss, 1972;Belasco & Alutto, 1972;Hollon & Gemmill, 1976;Hoy & Sousa, 1984;and Taylor & Bogotch, 1994).…”

“…teachers' decision-making ability as significant predictors of job satisfaction (Belasco & Alutto, 1972;Carpenter, 1971;Hollon & Gemmill, 1976;and Hoy & Sousa, 1984) Teachers who experience positive relationships with principals and are able to make decisions are more Your completed survey will be stored at the UofL within the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Human Resource Education (ELFH). Individuals from ELFH, the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Human Subjects Protection Program Office (HSPPO), and other regulatory agencies may inspect these records.…”