Perceptions of Urban Teachers About Specific Characteristics in Their Work Environment That Relate to Need Deficiencies
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description: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of urban teachers about specific characteristics in their work environment that relate to the satisfaction of individual psychological needs. In order to accomplish this task, the following research questions were developed: (1) What are the perceived levels of aspirations (Ideal), the perceived levels of need fulfillment (Actual), and the perceived need deficiencies (Deficiency Score) that urban teachers have for each of the Maslow need categories (Security, Social, Esteem, Autonomy, and Self-Actualization)? (2) Do the ideal, actual, and deficiency levels reported differ on the basis of sex, age, employment status, ethnic designation, and teaching area?
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of urban teachers about specific characteristics in their work environment that relate to the satisfaction of individual psychological needs. In order to accomplish this task, the following research questions were developed: (1) What are the perceived levels of aspirations (Ideal), the perceived levels of need fulfillment (Actual), and the perceived need deficiencies (Deficiency Score) that urban teachers have for each of the Maslow need categories (Security, Social, Esteem, Autonomy, and Self-Actualization)? (2) Do the ideal, actual, and deficiency levels reported differ on the basis of sex, age, employment status, ethnic designation, and teaching area?
author: Henderson, Robbe Lynn
keywords: Education, Administration
date published: 2014-12-15T18:49:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:59Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68799