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A Test of the Inequity Theory for Job Satisfaction Using Educators' Attitudes Toward Work Motivation and Work Incentives
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Miskel, Cecil; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1975
The purposes of this study were to build a theoretical model for job satisfaction and to test its predictive efficacy using six educator groups. The posited inequity relationships were directionally supported but the beta weights and the explained variances were low. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Research, Incentives, Job Satisfaction
Structural and Expectancy Linkages within Schools and Organizational Effectiveness.
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Miskel, Cecil; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1983
Data collected in the fall and spring of 1980-81 from 1,442 teachers and 890 students in 89 Kansas elementary and secondary schools indicate that structural and expectancy linkages (including teacher work interdependence, communication, and expectations) and demographic variables were related to perceived organizational effectiveness, job…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Group Structure, Institutional Characteristics
An Investigation of the Politics of Education Using Two Theories of Social Organization as a Conceptual Guide
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Miskel, Cecil; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Leaders, Education, Educational Research
The Motivation of Educators to Work
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Miskel, Cecil – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1972
This study described the work motivation of selected public school educators. Partial support was found for the assertion that individuals who are upwardly mobile seek intrinsic rewards in unstable situations with less concern for security. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Hygiene, Motivation
A Test of Expectancy Work Motivation Theory in Educational Organizations.
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Miskel, Cecil; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1980
Expectancy work motivation, central life interests, voluntarism, and selected personal and environmental characteristics were strongly related to job satisfaction of secondary and higher education teachers but only mildly related to job performance as perceived by principals and department heads. (IRT)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction