Predictive Factors Impacting Intent-to-Stay Teaching for Associate Degree Adjunct Clinical Nurse Faculty

Abstract

Background: The full-time nurse faculty shortage has resulted in nursing programs employing adjunct nursing faculty heavily into the clinical teaching component to fill the gap. Many adjunct faculty members continue to teach semester after semester; however, there is a lack of evidence to support the predictive factors that facilitate intent to stay teaching. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand predictors of intent to stay teaching for associate degree (AD) adjunct clinical nurse faculty. Theoretical Framework: Frederick Herzberg's two-factor motivator-hygiene theory (1959) was utilized as a foundation to explore the factors that impact intent to stay teaching. Methods: Adjunct clinical nurse faculty employed in associate degree nursing programs during the 2015 calendar year were invited to participate in this study. Participants were surveyed utilizing the Job Satisfaction Survey, the Nurse Educators' Intent to Stay in Academe Scale, and demographic questionnaire via SurveyMonkey Web site. Results: Regression analysis indicated statistically significant relationships between job satisfaction, motivator, and hygiene factors with intent to stay score. In addition, faculty who had full-time employment outside of the adjunct position were found to have lower intent to stay scores compared to those working part time or not at all. Conclusions: Enhancement of adjunct clinical faculty members' job satisfaction, motivator, and hygiene factors is necessary to retain this qualified group of educators. Improvement of intent to stay in the role can improve teaching and reduce costs at similar institutions of higher learning.

Factors Affecting Part‐Time Dental Hygiene Faculty Members’ Intent to Stay in Education

“…Finally, our study found that overall job satisfaction was a significant positive predictor of intent to stay (Table 3). The higher the job satisfaction, the more the respondents intended to stay in education, which was consistent with prior research 11,12 . When we examined each subscale's influence, job satisfaction and personal growth were approximately equal in their influence, followed by work preference.…”

“…Herzberg's motivation‐hygiene theory provided the framework for understanding what contributed to job satisfaction and influence on intent to stay 10 . Overall, the study found a significantly positive correlation between job satisfaction and intent to stay, which is consistent with Herzberg's motivation‐hygiene theory and with the nursing literature 4,12,13 . Other significant findings of the study were average annual salary and whether faculty members were approached as an undergraduate to become an educator.…”

“…Since there is a lack of research regarding part‐time dental hygiene faculty member attitudes, as well as factors that affect their intention to stay in teaching, we drew on the literature in nursing. Nursing education has also come to rely on part‐time faculty; therefore, studies have sought to discover what factors are affecting those faculty members’ decisions to stay in academia and whether those factors can be predicted 4,11,12 . Woodworth explored predictive factors regarding intent to stay in teaching within the framework of Herzberg's two‐factor motivator‐hygiene theory 12 .…”

“…Nursing education has also come to rely on part‐time faculty; therefore, studies have sought to discover what factors are affecting those faculty members’ decisions to stay in academia and whether those factors can be predicted 4,11,12 . Woodworth explored predictive factors regarding intent to stay in teaching within the framework of Herzberg's two‐factor motivator‐hygiene theory 12 . That study's most noteworthy findings were a negative relationship between intent to stay and full‐time employment outside the institution and a positive relationship between job satisfaction and motivator‐hygiene factors with intent to stay.…”

“…The aim of our study was to explore demographic and job satisfaction variables that may predict part‐time dental hygiene faculty members’ intent to stay in education within the framework of Herzberg's motivation‐hygiene theory. Due to the increased numbers of part‐time dental hygiene faculty, it is important to consider whether variables such as outside full‐time employment and job satisfaction have an impact on intent to stay, as seen in nursing 4,11,12 . Understanding what may predict part‐time faculty members’ intent to stay in education may assist educational institutions with their recruitment and retention efforts.…”