Background: Over the past decade Local Authority Educational Psychologists in England have been increasingly required to engage in multi-agency work. There has been limited research within the UK context looking at factors which facilitate or are barriers to EP job satisfaction and approbation. This qualitative study elicits Educational Psychologists‟ views of factors that influence approbation, job satisfaction and dissatisfaction when working within this context. Methods: 27 Main grade and senior Educational Psychologists working in the North West of England participated in a combination of focus groups and individual semi-structured interviews using a set of predefined questions. Interviews were audio taped and transcribed before being analysed using inductive, explicit thematic analysis. Results: Five themes of approbation, autonomy, job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and multi-agency working were identified as relevant to the study. Conclusions: In-depth Educational Psychology interviews allowed examination of the factors related to approbation, job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. This resulted in a number of implications and recommendations for future policy and practice.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:554142 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Corban, Ian |
| Contributors | Squires, Garry. ; Bond, Caroline |
| Publisher | University of Manchester |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/educational-psychologists-views-of-factors-that-influence-job-approbation-job-satisfaction-and-dissatisfaction-when-working-within-multiagency-local-authority-contexts(a489a1f4-12aa-4df0-80cf-4b7121bc887c).html |
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