Assessment of and recommendations to improve pharmacy faculty satisfaction and retention.
PURPOSE: The level of job satisfaction and items associated with job satisfaction are examined among pharmacy faculty in the United States. METHODS: An Internet-based survey was developed and distributed via e-mail to randomly selected faculty. The survey questionnaire was developed based on items u...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 54 - 65 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
1/1/2009
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105609123&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105609123 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10792082 1X3 jtl: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy issn: 10792082 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 1/1/2009 vid: 66 iid: 1 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 105609123 2010148121 10.2146/ajhp080142 NLM19106345 105609123 ppf: 54 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Assessment of and recommendations to improve pharmacy faculty satisfaction and retention. aug: au: Spivey CA Chisholm-Burns MA Murphy JE Rice L Morelli C affil: College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1295 North Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. spivey@pharmacy.arizona.edu sug: subj: Education, Pharmacy Faculty, Allied Health Job Satisfaction Evaluation Personnel Retention Methods Analysis of Variance Coefficient alpha Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Female Internal Consistency Internet Male Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Post Hoc Analysis Questionnaires Random Sample Reliability Salaries and Fringe Benefits Summated Rating Scaling Survey Research United States Human Female Male ab: PURPOSE: The level of job satisfaction and items associated with job satisfaction are examined among pharmacy faculty in the United States. METHODS: An Internet-based survey was developed and distributed via e-mail to randomly selected faculty. The survey questionnaire was developed based on items used in previous surveys related to faculty job satisfaction and included a seven-item job satisfaction measure, satisfaction with work- and career-related items, items regarding the work environment, and demographic information. Analysis of variance and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to analyze the relationship among variables. RESULTS: Out of 1000 faculty members who received the survey, 266 responded. The mean +/- S.D. level of global job satisfaction for faculty was 3.82 +/- 0.77. Global satisfaction and salary satisfaction were associated with higher salary level (p < 0.001). Low-to-moderate levels of satisfaction were found for several work and career items. Female faculty members were less satisfied with time for family and personal needs compared with male faculty (p < 0.001). Pharmacy practice faculty members were significantly more satisfied with working in an intellectually challenging environment compared with nonpharmacy practice faculty (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Although pharmacy faculty members experience moderate levels of job satisfaction, there are several work and career and work environment areas in which improvement in satisfaction is needed. Provision of competitive salaries and development of a stimulating, supportive institutional culture may increase job satisfaction and facilitate improved faculty retention. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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