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ERIC Number: EJ312550
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Factors Contributing to the Job Satisfaction of School Principals.
Friesen, David; And Others
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v30 n3 p157-70 Sep 1984
Responses to a 45-item questionnaire on job satisfaction administered to 410 principals in Alberta, Canada, found that contributing factors were responsibility and autonomy, principal-teacher work involvement, liaison at the district level, status recognition and task demands. Resource adequacy, salary and benefits, and rapport with students were found to be insignificant. (MM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Principals, School Size, Urbanization, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Alberta