“Job Design: An Administrator’s Guide to Supporting and Retaining Special Educators”
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Bettini, E. A., Cheyney, K., Leko, C., & Wang, J. (2015). Job design: An administrator’s guide to supporting and retaining special educators. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50(4), 221-225. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com.uiwtx.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/1053451214532346
Major Thesis Bettini et. al’s (2015) article on job design proposes leaders as the power and influence behind organizational motivation. Leaders possess the ability to strengthen the organization by providing social support, self-sufficiency, constructive feedback, task importance and interdependences among other factors. When leadership provides strong support …show more content…
Similar the article, job design roles consider variation, responsibility, autonomy, task identity, feedback, participation in decision making, support and recognitions and a safe, enjoyable work environment. Questions that should be considered when administrators are trying to solve the attrition issue, and employing experienced special educators, should be focused around suitability, as it pertains to the variety in the position; how much responsibility the role entails; how much opportunity is given to participate in decision making; if the objectives in place are clear and understood; and it is has essential contribution to the total operations of the organization (University of Cambridge, n.d.). Bettini et. al (2015) explained the purpose of the implementation of job design to support administrators very well and provided great supporting evidence and sufficient research to solidify the purpose. Both administrators and special educators can benefit from job design because it can be seen as a cultivator that can help relationships become productive, interactive, supportive …show more content…
The core characteristics of job design involve skill variety, social support, task identity (interdependence), task significance, autonomy and feedback. Employees desire to know about their role in the organization and want clarity on the tasks they are responsible for, they want to know the importance of the role and how is contributes to organizational vision, mission, strategy and goals. Employees want effective feedback to know how they are doing, they want to show their skills and capability of carrying out the tasks, most importantly; they want to know that they will be recognized and rewarded for their efforts. All points aforementioned play an essential part in employee retention and the avoidance of potential
Citation / Source
Bettini, E. A., Cheyney, K., Leko, C., & Wang, J. (2015). Job design: An administrator’s guide to supporting and retaining special educators. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50(4), 221-225. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com.uiwtx.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/1053451214532346
Major Thesis Bettini et. al’s (2015) article on job design proposes leaders as the power and influence behind organizational motivation. Leaders possess the ability to strengthen the organization by providing social support, self-sufficiency, constructive feedback, task importance and interdependences among other factors. When leadership provides strong support …show more content…
Similar the article, job design roles consider variation, responsibility, autonomy, task identity, feedback, participation in decision making, support and recognitions and a safe, enjoyable work environment. Questions that should be considered when administrators are trying to solve the attrition issue, and employing experienced special educators, should be focused around suitability, as it pertains to the variety in the position; how much responsibility the role entails; how much opportunity is given to participate in decision making; if the objectives in place are clear and understood; and it is has essential contribution to the total operations of the organization (University of Cambridge, n.d.). Bettini et. al (2015) explained the purpose of the implementation of job design to support administrators very well and provided great supporting evidence and sufficient research to solidify the purpose. Both administrators and special educators can benefit from job design because it can be seen as a cultivator that can help relationships become productive, interactive, supportive …show more content…
The core characteristics of job design involve skill variety, social support, task identity (interdependence), task significance, autonomy and feedback. Employees desire to know about their role in the organization and want clarity on the tasks they are responsible for, they want to know the importance of the role and how is contributes to organizational vision, mission, strategy and goals. Employees want effective feedback to know how they are doing, they want to show their skills and capability of carrying out the tasks, most importantly; they want to know that they will be recognized and rewarded for their efforts. All points aforementioned play an essential part in employee retention and the avoidance of potential