 The Perceived Work Ethic of K-12 Teachers by Generational Status: Generation X vs. Baby Boom GenerationGregory C. Petty
International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET), 2013, vol. 4, issue 2, 54-65 Abstract: This was an investigation of the work ethic of K-12 educators from Generation X and Baby Boomer generations. Teachers of the baby boom generation were born between 1946 and 1964, and many are beginning to retire. There is an impending teacher shortage due to the large numbers of this group retiring or leaving the profession. School administrators and public school human resource specialists are beginning to focus on strategies to replace this experienced workforce. Administrators need to know if this group has different work ethic than later groups of teachers. In this study, Generation X teachers scored higher on the subscales of Easy Going, Dependable, and Committed. While Baby Boomers and Generation X teacher about the same on Dependable, Baby Boomers are more “engaged”. Though these differences in the subscales were not significant, The overall MANOVA for the comparison of work ethic as measured by the Occupational Work Ethic Inventory was significant at the p Date: 2013 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:igg:javet0:v:4:y:2013:i:2:p:54-65 Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET) is currently edited by Viktor Wang More articles in International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET) from IGI Global |
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