Abstract
The Problem. The primary purpose of the study was to test Herzberg's two-factor model of job satisfaction by examining whether elementary school principals in the San Gabriel Valley school districts were satisfied or dissatisfied with their salaries. A subsidiary purpose was to evaluate the degree of relationship between principals' overall job satisfaction ratings and the demographic variables of age and number of years as an administrator. Further, a final purpose was the examination of whether there existed significant differences in overall job satisfaction ratings as a function of the demographic variables of sex of subject and ethnic background of subject. Research Methodology. A survey methodology was used in this study. A job satisfaction questionnaire was mailed to all elementary school principals in the San Gabriel Valley school districts--a total of 26 districts and 296 elementary principals. A follow-up telephone survey was conducted with 15 percent of the population. All performed analyses were conducted using chi-square statistics. A chi-square value beyond the .05 level of significance was taken as the critical point in each analysis. Findings. (1) The typical San Gabriel Valley elementary school principal is male, 46 years of age or older, white, earning at least $38,000 per year who feels that he deserves a raise. He rates himself as moderately satisfied with his job. (2) There was no significant relationship observed between principals' ages and their ratings of their overall job satisfaction. (3) There was no significant relationship observed between principals' sex and their ratings of their overall job satisfaction. (4) White principals were significantly more satisfied with their jobs than were minority principals. (5) No significant relationship existed between the number of years served as a principal and ratings of subjects and their overall job satisfaction. (6) The group of principals identifying themselves as dissatisfied proved too small a sample to conduct a meaningful analysis with respect to the salary variable. (7) The group of principals identifying themselves as satisfied showed no association between their salaries and their levels of job satisfaction. (8) Principals, overall, responded that they were satisfied with their jobs and their salaries. Conclusions and Recommendations. There were not enough dissatisfied principals to offer support for Herzberg's theory. . . . (Author's abstract exceeds stipulated maximum length. Discontinued here with permission of author.) UMI.