Investigating the relationship between job characteristics and job involvement of education staff in Andimeshk city in the academic year 2019-2020

somayeh sheikh bareka¹ mohammad senobare² zeinab.Farokhpoor³

1) Master of Curriculum Planning, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran
2) Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran
3) Master of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran Email:

IOI Code : XEBA-GHBAG
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job characteristics and job involvement of education staff in Andimeshk in the academic year 2019-2020. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study included all teachers and directors of education employment in Andimeshk city. The sample size was determined using Krejcie-Morgan table (1970) and equal to 385. The method of selecting members is a quota sample (according to degree and gender). In order to measure the research variables, the Hackman and Oldham Job Characteristics Questionnaire and the 1965 Ladahl and Kangar Job Involvement Questionnaire were used. In this study, face and content validity methods were used to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire. To measure the reliability of data collection tools, Cronbach s alpha coefficient of 0.892 and 0.783 were used, respectively. Data analysis was used at two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics: Pearson correlation and simple and multivariate regression. The results showed that all variables of job characteristics are related to job involvement. 45% of the variance of job involvement was explained by job characteristics and the biggest impact was related to the importance of the task.

Keywords : job involvement job characteristics andimeshk education