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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
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- Abstract:
- Purpose : Although previous studies indicated that the implementation of a mentoring program is beneficial for retaining adjunct faculty, few researchers have explored the impact of mentoring and social networking relationships on job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to examine the mentoring and social networking relationships of inexperienced and experienced adjunct faculty and to consider the impact of those relationships on job satisfaction. Method : The researcher chose quantitative analysis to ascertain the relationship between mentoring and social networking relationships and job satisfaction. Four instruments were used: The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire for mentoring relationships, the Multidimensional Measure for leader-member exchange, a job satisfaction survey, and a demographics questionnaire. Sixty experienced and inexperienced adjunct faculty members at a university in the Midwest constituted the research sample. Participant responses were collected via SurveyMonkey.com©. The researcher adopted a multiple regression analysis to test the linkage between the independent and dependent variables. Major Results : The results of this study revealed that there was no significant correlation between the dependent and independent variables when there was no distinction based on the experience level of adjunct faculty. This researcher found a statistically significant relationship between mentoring relationships and job satisfaction for inexperienced faculty members. The findings were statistically significant for job satisfaction of inexperienced adjunct faculty members and strongly significant for experienced faculty members with a social networking relationship. These results indicate that social networking relationships play a role in inexperienced and experienced adjunct faculty members’ job satisfaction. This disquisition indicates that institutions of higher education should continue to develop mentoring programs and to explore ways to offer social networking relationship opportunities for their adjunct faculty members.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2010.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-116).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Daneene L. Barton. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- LB1731.4.B37 2010_BartonDaneene ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- LB1731.4.B37 2010 ( lcc )
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