Are they satisfied?: a study of urban secondary Family and Consumer Sciences teachers

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2009-01-01
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Tucker, Maureen
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Robert E. Bosselman
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Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management

The Department of Apparel, Education Studies, and Hospitality Management provides an interdisciplinary look into areas of aesthetics, leadership, event planning, entrepreneurship, and multi-channel retailing. It consists of four majors: Apparel, Merchandising, and Design; Event Management; Family and Consumer Education and Studies; and Hospitality Management.

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The Department of Apparel, Education Studies, and Hospitality Management was founded in 2001 from the merging of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies; the Department of Textiles and Clothing, and the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management.

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2001 - present

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  • College of Human Sciences (parent college)
  • Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies (predecessor)
  • Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (predecessor)
  • Department of Textiles and Clothing (predecessor)
  • Trend Magazine (student organization)

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This study investigated the overall job satisfaction of urban family and consumer sciences teachers in Texas using a quantitative approach. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (short form) was used via a web-based survey through Iowa State University. The review of literature yielded an alarming deficit in satisfaction studies of family and consumer sciences teachers.

The data analysis indicated urban FCS teachers in Texas were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their overall level of job satisfaction. Their intrinsic job satisfaction (i.e. security, variety, independence, recognition, moral values, social service, authority, abilities and creativity) was higher, yielding a satisfactory level. Extrinsic job satisfaction factors (i.e. supervisor competency, company policy and practices, compensation, and advancement) yielded neither satisfied nor dissatisfied level of job satisfaction. Findings demonstrated that their level of the job satisfaction did not significantly vary in relation to the six demographic variables.

This study concluded there was a large percentage of urban FCS teachers over the age of 46 years and the increasing number of teacher retirements brings to the forefront the FCS teacher shortage in Texas' urban schools. It is crucial that we understand satisfaction levels as they pertain to all age groups of teachers, but especially to the younger teachers. Uncovering the factors that provide the most amount of satisfaction may lead to others choosing FCS as a teaching career, including high school students in FCS classes. Urban FCS teachers have the opportunity to grow the profession from the inner city, and influence students to choose a career that is interesting, expansive, and provides knowledge for the greater good of families and communities

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