Academic Job Satisfaction and Motivation: Findings from a Nationwide Study in Portuguese Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	de Lourdes Machado-Taylor, Maria; Meira Soares, Virgílio; Brites, Rui; Brites Ferreira, José; Farhangmehr, Minoo; Gouveia, Odília Maria Rocha; Peterson, Marvin
Titel	Academic Job Satisfaction and Motivation: Findings from a Nationwide Study in Portuguese Higher Education
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 41 (2016) 3, S.541-559 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.942265
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Job Satisfaction; Teacher Motivation; National Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Online Surveys; Institutional Characteristics; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Statistical Analysis; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fakultät; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Academic staff is a key resource in higher education institutions (HEIs) and therefore has a major role in the achievement of the objectives of these institutions. Satisfied and well-motivated academic staff can build a national and international reputation for themselves and their institutions. Moreover, the performance of academic staff impacts student learning. In this context, the study of academic staff job satisfaction and motivation to perform their professional activities becomes crucial, especially as higher education is traversed by multiple changes. The purpose of this paper is to present and analyze the findings of a nationwide study on satisfaction and motivation of academics. All academics working in Portuguese HEIs were invited to complete a survey online. The data obtained from 4529 academics were extensively analyzed and findings are presented here along with their implications for HEIs in Portugal. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01