The sign of the new millennium. Organisational changes and job satisfaction at Spanish public universities.
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| Title: | The sign of the new millennium. Organisational changes and job satisfaction at Spanish public universities. |
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| Authors: | Olaskoaga‐Larrauri, Jon1 jon.olaskoaga@ehu.es, González‐Laskibar, Xabier1, Barrenetxea‐Ayesta, Miren1, Díaz‐De‐Basurto‐Uraga, Pablo1 |
| Source: | European Journal of Education. Mar2019, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p137-150. 14p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Job satisfaction of college teachers, *Public universities & colleges, Job satisfaction testing, Organizational change, Quality of work life |
| Geographic Terms: | Spain |
| Abstract: | This article describes the ramifications that recent organisational changes in the Spanish higher education sector have had on levels of job satisfaction among teaching staff. The research gathered their opinions on recent changes affecting their teaching duties, using job satisfaction scales in different areas of their academic work. The results point to a large number who claim to have seen their job satisfaction diminish over the period in which the organisational changes have taken hold. This sense of loss of job satisfaction is positively and significantly related to growing standardisation and to the erosion of the principles of collegiality, but negatively to the initiatives for improving the coordination between teaching staff and the assessment of the quality of their work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This article describes the ramifications that recent organisational changes in the Spanish higher education sector have had on levels of job satisfaction among teaching staff. The research gathered their opinions on recent changes affecting their teaching duties, using job satisfaction scales in different areas of their academic work. The results point to a large number who claim to have seen their job satisfaction diminish over the period in which the organisational changes have taken hold. This sense of loss of job satisfaction is positively and significantly related to growing standardisation and to the erosion of the principles of collegiality, but negatively to the initiatives for improving the coordination between teaching staff and the assessment of the quality of their work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01418211 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.12314 |
