2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-004-5232-z
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Predictors of absenteeism among primary school teachers

Abstract: With rising incidents of school violence worldwide, educators and researchers are trying to understand and find ways to enhance the safety of children at school. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the demographic variables of gender, age, length of service, position, academic qualification, and school location predicted teachers' awareness about school safety practices in Malaysian primary schools. A stratified random sample of 380 teachers was selected in the central Malaysian st… Show more

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“…05) or teacher intent to turnover. These correlations are consistent with other previous research on the relation of teacher age to school climate (e.g., Brown, 2001;Gaziel, 2004). The low degree of relation between age andjob satisfaction is consistent with previous research on age's relationship to job satisfaction (Williamson, 2006).…”
Section: Agesupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…05) or teacher intent to turnover. These correlations are consistent with other previous research on the relation of teacher age to school climate (e.g., Brown, 2001;Gaziel, 2004). The low degree of relation between age andjob satisfaction is consistent with previous research on age's relationship to job satisfaction (Williamson, 2006).…”
Section: Agesupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Discriminant analysis results revealed school climate, age of respondent, job satisfaction and number of dependent children in the home distinguished the low and high attendance groups (Rasmussen, 1996). Further, Gaziel (2004) reported lower teachers' commitment to school. The principal's restrictive behavior and absentee school culture offer better explanation of variances in teacher absenteeism than any of the biographical variables.…”
Section: School Climatementioning
confidence: 91%
“…As outras pesquisas estudaram apenas um comprometimento com o trabalho, predominando o comprometimento organizacional, com três artigos (BRAGGER et al, 2005;CONLEY;MUNCEY;YOU, 2005;GAZIEL, 2004), e os outros dois comprometimentos estudados de forma isolada são o comprometimento com a carreira (HUNG; LIU, 1999) e o comprometimento com a equipe (PARK; HENKIN; EGLEY, 2005), ambos com um artigo.…”
Section: Fonte: Elaborado Pelos Autoresunclassified
“…An organisation's culture determines the way the organisation conducts its business, and as a result also influences its processes. Gaziel (2004) states that part of an organisation's culture is its shared values. According to Koslowsky (2008), "a strong belief in, and acceptance of, the organisation's goals and values indicate organisational commitment" (p. 10).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%