PUB TYPE Speeches/Conference Papers (150)-- Reports

A study explored the relationship between job satisfaction and teacher turnover of practicing and former vocational education teachers in Northwest Ohio. Factor analysis, discriminant analysis, and an instrument with 38 job satisfaction indicator statements were used to determine these relationships. A total of 745 of 1,025 practicing teachers and 115 of 381 former teachers responded. The practicing teachers, retired teachers, and former teachers who left for reasons other than retirement generally expressed job satisfaction. Each group disagreed with certain job satisfaction indicator statements. The factor analysis resulted in nine factors being identified: public perceptions, school support, self-perception, expectations, job satisfaction, job challenge, job effectiveness, effort, and status. Differences were found between former teachers who retired and former teachers who left thei