The Application of Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristic Model to Perceptions Community Music School Faculty Have Towards Their Job Page: 44
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The findings of the Ellis study were significant. She
found that for teachers, teaching had the potential to be
intrinsically motivating. In the sample, the motivating
potential scores ranged from 25.33 to 343. The mean for the
sample compared favorably with scores for national norm
groups (Oldham, Hackman, and Stepina, 1978), indicating
that the job of teaching was potentially more intrinsically
motivating than other professions. There was a relatively
high degree of autonomy, indicating that teachers believed
to have the freedom of setting their own goals, determining
their own curriculum and methodologies, and selecting their
own materials. However, relatively low scores for feedback
and for quality supervision, indicated that laissez-faire
leadership was perceived as the prevailing style.
Additional findings indicated that in general, teachers
were more internally motivated and more satisfied with
their jobs than were people in other professions. However,
examination of the data revealed that teachers with high
growth and achievement needs were significantly less
satisfied with their jobs than were their counterparts with
lower growth needs. Finally, like the Cammarata study, the
findings of the Ellis study appear to support the
application of the Job Characteristics Model and Job44
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Lawrence, Robert M. The Application of Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristic Model to Perceptions Community Music School Faculty Have Towards Their Job, dissertation, August 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2885/m1/54/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .