Job Satisfaction, Work Performance, Work Satisfaction, Perceived Needs and Self-Evaluation of Knowledge and Skills of Nutrition Teachers in Gyeonggi Area

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Korean J Community Nutr. 2014;19(1):60-70

Publication date (electronic) : 2014 February 28

doi : https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2014.19.1.60

Department of Food & Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kyung Won Kim, Department of Food & Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, 621 Hwarangro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-774, Korea. Tel: (02) 970-5647, Fax: (02) 976-4049, kwkim@swu.ac.kr

Received 2014 January 23; Revised 2014 February 17; Accepted 2014 February 17.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine job satisfaction, work performance, work satisfaction, perceived needs and self-evaluation of knowledge and skills of nutrition teachers. Survey questionnaire was administered to 106 nutrition teachers in schools of Gyeonggi area. Subjects were categorized into high- or low-job satisfaction group, and study variables were examined by job satisfaction group. Overall job satisfaction was high, with a mean score of 14.9 out of 20. High-job satisfaction group had more favorable perception regarding human relations and workplace atmosphere compared to the counterparts (p < 0.001). Work performance, examined by 12 items, was not significantly different between the two groups. However, satisfaction regarding specific work of nutrition teachers was significantly different by job satisfaction (p < 0.001). High-job satisfaction group responded that they had more knowledge and skills in areas such as food purchase management, food sanitation and safety management, equipment and facility management, nutrition education, nutrition counseling (p < 0.01), and general management & marketing (p < 0.05). High-job satisfaction group also indicated that nutrition teachers need to have more knowledge and skills than the counterparts, regarding food purchase management (p < 0.001), nutrition education (p < 0.01), nutrition counseling, general management and marketing, and teaching practices (p < 0.05). In addition, study results showed significant positive correlations among study variables. This study suggested that job satisfaction of nutrition teachers might be increased by having favorable human relations and workplace atmosphere, increasing satisfaction with specific work of nutrition teachers, and by increasing the knowledge and skills required for the work of nutrition teachers.

Keywords: nutrition teachers; job satisfaction; work performance; work satisfaction; self-evaluation

Notes

This work was supported by a special research grant from Seoul Women's University(2013).

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Table 1

General characteristics of the subjects engaged in foodservice

Table 2

Job satisfaction of nutrition teachers

1) Each item was measured using a 5-point scale ranging from 'strongly disagree' (1) to 'strongly agree' (5).

2) Possible score range: 4 - 20. Total score was calculated as a summated score of 4 items.

Table 3

Nutrition teachers' perception regarding human relations and workplace atmosphere

1) Each item was measured using a 5-point scale ranging from 'strongly disagree' (1) to 'strongly agree' (5).

2) Mean ± SD

3) Possible score range: 9 - 45. Total score was calculated as a summated score of 9 items. Higher score indicates that subjects have more favorable perception regarding human relations and workplace atmosphere.

^***: p < 0.001 by t-test between groups categorized by job satisfaction level

Table 4

Work performance of nutrition teachers

1) Mean ± SD, frequency of work performed per month

Table 5

Work satisfaction of nutrition teachers

1) Each item was measured using a 5-point scale ranging from 'not satisfied at all' (1) to 'satisfied a lot' (5).

2) Mean ± SD

3) Possible score range: 12 - 60. Total score was calculated as a summated score of 12 items. Higher score indicates that subjects were more satisfied with each work.

^*: p < 0.05, ^***: p < 0.001 by t-test between groups categorized by job satisfaction level

Table 6

Perceived needs of knowledge and skills for nutrition teachers

1) Each item was measured using a 5-point scale ranging from 'not necessary at all' (1) to 'necessary a lot' (5).

2) Mean ± SD

3) Possible score range: 11 - 55. Total score was calculated as a summated score of 11 items. Higher score indicates that subjects perceived more necessity of knowledge and skills for nutrition teachers' work.

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001 by t-test between groups categorized by job satisfaction level

Table 7

Self-evaluation of knowledge and skills of nutrition teachers

1) Each item was measured using a 5-point scale ranging from 'know very insufficiently' (1) to 'know very sufficiently' (5).

2) Mean ± SD

3) Possible score range: 11 - 55. Total score was calculated as a summated score of 11 items. Higher score indicates that subjects perceived they had more knowledge and skills for nutrition teachers' work.

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001 by t-test between groups categorized by job satisfaction level

Table 8

Correlations among job satisfaction, perception of human relations and workplace atmosphere, work satisfaction, perceived needs and self-evaluation of knowledge and skills

1) Total score of job satisfaction

2) Total score of subjects' perception of human relations and workplace atmosphere

3) Total score of work satisfaction

4) Total score of perceived needs of knowledge and skills

5) Total score of self-evaluation of knowledge and skills

6) Pearson's correlation coefficient

^**: p < 0.01