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Relationships between Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement, and Turnover Intention of Health Science Teachers

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationships between job satisfaction, work engagement, and turnover intention of health science teachers in the state of Texas. The healthcare profession is one of the largest growing occupations in the U.S. nationwide. The job growth outlook for healthcare professionals is projected to be on average 34% between 2014 and 2024. Despite the growing healthcare job categories, there is a shortage of healthcare professionals in the U.S. This study addressed the shortage of health science teachers in secondary education. Considering the importance of healthcare, especially with an aging U.S. population, it is critical to study the impact of work engagement and job satisfaction on teacher intent to leave the health science teaching profession. Through a correlational survey research design it was found that job satisfaction and work engagement are negatively related to turnover intention. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that job satisfaction accounted for 39.6% of the variation in turnover intention. Findings also showed that work engagement did not moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention. Implications for research and practice are discussed and conclusions are provided.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1404567
Date12 1900
CreatorsPark, Kathleen A.
ContributorsJohnson, Karen, Wircenski, Mickey, Lin, Lin
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 116 pages, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Park, Kathleen A., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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