The effects of group racial composition on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and career commitment - The case of teachers

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作者
Mueller, CW [1 ]
Finley, A
Iverson, RD
Price, JL
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[1] Univ Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
[2] Univ Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
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10.1177/0730888499026002003
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F24 [劳动经济];
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020106 ; 020207 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
We examine the effect of the school racial composition of teachers and the school racial composition of students on the job satisfaction, school commitment, and career commitment of teachers in 405 schools in a large urban school system. We rely on arguments from relational demography theory, racial prejudice literature, and status characteristics theory, which identify variables that mediate this observed relationship between racial composition and satisfaction and commitment. Consistent with the nonsymmetry a,argument, racial composition effects are found for White burnet Black teachers. The most support is found for the relational demography and racial prejudice claims that White teachers "mismatched" to contents where their race is nor dominant experience greater role conflict less autonomy, inadequate resources, and reduced coworker support. These work conditions then reduce their job satisfaction and school commitment. Commitment to one's teaching career is not affected by school racial composition, however.
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页码:187 / 219
页数:33
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