This study aimed to identify the factors that affect the job satisfaction and retention of special education teachers. The researcher sought to determine the factors affecting job satisfaction and retention among special education teachers in the Midlands of South Carolina and suggestions for improvement within those areas to assist in retaining…

Institutions of higher education (IHEs) are charged with instilling institutional identity among all employees and this is particularly true for smaller Christian IHEs committed to the Great Commission. Following a case study of a recently dissolved institution, this article suggests that it may be worth the investment to effectively generate…

The role of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in preparing human resource for local, national and global sustainable development is paramount. Such role can be adequately performed by competent staff who are satisfied with their jobs. This study determined the extent of the relationship between job satisfaction and characteristics in public…

Although educators in higher education institutions have embraced online teaching, little research has been conducted on their experience transitioning from online to blended classes. This study aimed to conduct a comparative analysis and present feedback from educators in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Brunei and Malaysia who migrated…

Purpose: This study aims to develop the understanding of learning processes related to the new ways of interacting in the enforced digital workplace over time. Design/methodology/approach: A multiple, longitudinal case study of knowledge-based workers in three firms located in Sweden has been conducted from March 2020 to March 2023. In total, 89…

Work and family are two of the most important parts in one's life. Individuals cannot fulfill their work requirements and family responsibilities at the same time, so they are faced with the dilemma of timing and role conflict. Based on the conservation theory, this study explored the relationship between work-family conflict and job satisfaction…

Principals in the United States are faced with challenging and complex roles as the leaders of our schools. Levels of district, state, and federal mandates and accountability measures coupled with the demands of supporting students, parents, and teachers on a multitude of levels create a job that is almost impossible to keep up with. In addition,…

Encouraging pre-service teachers to perceive early childhood teaching as an inherently attractive career option remains an issue in the early childhood profession in Australia. Following a Research by Design methodology with iterative modifications, this paper uses a professional identity theoretical lens to analyse survey and interview data from…

Despite comprising the majority of labor in higher education in general and writing centers more specifically, contingent workers' voices and experiences have often been overlooked. The contingent voices that have been represented have predominantly been those in director or administrative positions, not the professional tutors who engage in…

In this cross-sectional quantitative study, we employed survey research to examine the differences in school counselors' (N = 327) burnout, job stress, and job satisfaction based on their student caseload size. The results indicated that higher caseloads were associated with higher degrees of burnout and job stress, along with lower job…

To address the challenges of realising decent work, Contextual Action Theory (CAT) is proposed as an innovative, relational approach. Grounded on the notion of goal-directed actions that occur in daily life, many involving significant others, the approach provides a framework for a relationally oriented supportive counselling intervention that…

Three million women around the world left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic continues to stretch on, women worldwide are taking significant steps to improve their job prospects and re-evaluate their lives and careers. Pearson asked 6,000 women in six countries how challenges have impacted their lives, their careers, and…

As the world economy and ways of working move in the direction of globalization (Ebrahim et al., 2009), organizations continue to look at ways to move employees into a virtual space (Malhorta et al., 2017). However, overall levels of engagement and job satisfaction tend to be lower in virtual teams (Gurtner et al., 2007), due to a number of…

This study seeks to identify the specific challenges that female high school principals in Mississippi State face in their leadership roles. It will use four main domains: organizational challenges, physical challenges, social challenges, and personal challenges to unearth the problem. The primary research question, "What are the barriers and…

Purpose: The study aims to examine the moderating influence of perceived co-worker support in the nexus between compulsory citizenship behaviour, job involvement and social loafing amongst university interns. Design/methodology/approach: Four hundred and sixty-two) respondents took part in the study by completing a self-reported questionnaire…