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Chapter 1'
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Faculty members are one of the greatest resources in any society, who play a
crucial role in training specialized forces. Ultimately, the result of their efforts is
social development and growth in human capital. Imparting specialized knowledge is
made possible by higher educational institutions only with the sincere efforts of the
teaching faculty employed in these higher educational institutions. Passing on
specialised knowledge to the student community can happen effectively only when the
teaching staff are truly committed to their profession.
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As teachers understand the fact that teaching is a noble profession, they are to
play a crucial role at all levels from primary to secondary and to the college level.
There is a difference in the nomenclature as teacher and lecturer when it comes to
teaching at school level and at the college level. But the responsibilities, roles, and
expectations to be played by the college or university faculty member is greater. In the
olden days teacher-student relationship was mostly characterized by submissiveness
of the students and today it is a fad no more. Even students in schools expect the
teachers to treat them very decently and politely as adults and in colleges their
expectations are still higher and want themselves to be treated as friends or somebody
very important. This is a common phenomenon both at the urban and the rural areas.
Also, they expect the teaching faculty to be an expert in the subjects, possessing an in
depth knowledge about related fields of specialisation, an embodiment of empathy,
with high tolerance level and a technology savvy, and the list is infinitely big. Having
such a great expectation about them from all quarters faculty members need to (or as
society and stakeholders expect a lot from them), fulfil a lot of obligations. It
necessitates their involvement in fulfilling these obligations.
Thus, their contributions towards the successful implementation and execution
of their work are very important. This can happen once the person involved feels that
his expectations are taken care of by the management or the government. His level of
satisfaction makes a big difference in his contributions for the development or the
growth of the institutions.
A faculty member has a significant role in the teaching learning process. His
role in nation building is well known. Neither the best curriculum nor the books of
high quality confer a meaningful advantage unless the teacher fulfils his obligation
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with care and devotion. The demands on the teacher are many; he has to be an
initiator, an innovator, a moralist, a guide and above all, an architect of the society.
His needs and aspirations and his hopes for future life are no different from the rest of
the members of the society.
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self-control, learning and managing the emerging trends and transitions effectively
and efficiently. It is more concerned with the overall climate of work and the impact
that the work has on people as well as effective functioning of the organisation. The
ultimate objective is upgrading the Quality of Work Life.
Quality of Work Life has its roots in the theories of Maslow, Herzber and
McGregor. The needs for fulfilment as that of Abraham Maslow s Motivational
Theory of Need Hierarchy are comparable with those of the factors of Quality of
Work Life. Basic expectations of the workers like monetary benefit, good working
environment, career planning, growth and development of human capabilities are the
inevitable factors towards self-actualization (achievement in work).
The Quality of Work depends on the Quality of Work Life. The Quality of Work
Life is an index of what people find interesting and satisfying at their work. One need
to be sensitive to the factors related to performance, recognition, work content,
responsibility, promotion and pay, organizational policies, working conditions etc.
Quality of Work Life is a concern not only to improve life at work but also associated
with family environment. Hence, it encompasses a wide variety of programmers and
techniques that have been developed to endeavor to reconcile the Quality of Work
Life and organizational growth. The Quality of Work Life has therefore become the
key area of consideration and research today.
Infrastructure and learning resources supports the faculty to improve the work
life. If the management neglects, it will lead to poor job satisfaction and poor Quality
of Work Life. The onus is on the educational institutions to improve and enhance the
Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction.
Hence, this study has been considered important, in analyzing the perception
of faculty members on the Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction among the Arts
and Science Colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
2. To find out the perception level of faculty members towards the various
dimensions of Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction.
3. To examine the variations of Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction among
faculty members.
4. To analyze the relationship between Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction
of faculty members.
The important terms used in the statement of the problem are defined in the
following subsections.
The term Quality of Work Life refers to values and attitudes contained in
working life of any employee. The working life concept consists of many factors such
as, Pay, Safety and Healthy Working Conditions, Opportunities for development,
Opportunity for Continued Growth and Security, Social Integration in the Work
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Job satisfaction represents a combination of positive or negative feelings that
workers have towards their work. Job satisfaction for the purpose of the study with
regard to teaching environment concerned with academic process, work place values
and environment, pay and benefit, teaching and learning, student support and
progression, research consultancy and extension, work load, performance appraisal,
support and recognition and infrastructure and facilities.
Faculty Members includes all full and part time members professionally
qualified person possessing minimum educational qualification a Master degree or
equivalent in the respective field employed in Arts and science colleges, who are
responsible for teaching, training and overall development of students.
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2. There exists significant association between the personal characters and
perception and satisfaction level among the respondents.
The study warrants two sets of variables namely dependent variables and
independent variables. The variables under these two sets are given below:
Dependent Variables
The title of the problem suggests that there are two dependent variables:
(i) Quality of Work Life (ii) Job Satisfaction.
Independent Variables
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The first part of the questionnaire deals with the socio-economic characteristics, the
second part deals with various dimensions of Quality of Work Life as perceived by
the faculty members and the third part deals with factors relating to Job Satisfaction in
teaching environment.
The scale was planned as a five point scale wherein the respondent had to read
each item carefully, choose one of the five alternatives namely Strongly Agree (SA) ,
Agree (A) , Un-decided (UD) , Disagree (D) , Strongly Disagree (SDA) to express
his/her degree of acceptance or rejection of the idea contained in the statement. The
scoring scheme of the scale was also developed in consultation with experts.
Accordingly, the score for each item is assigned as 5 for SA, 4 for A, 3 for UD, 2 for
D and 1 for SD in the case of all items.
The researcher tested the questionnaire with 100 respondents and checked the
reliability and suitability of the questionnaire. Necessary changes were made at the
end of pre-testing.
The researcher found the feasibility to conduct the present study among
various faculty members employed in Arts and Science Colleges, affiliated to
Bharathiar University in Coimbatore District. The researcher carried out the pilot
study by circulating a sample Questionnaire among prospective respondents. Based on
the Pilot Study s results, questionnaire was modified.
The Universe of the present study includes faculty members who are working
in Arts and Science Colleges, affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
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1.10 SAMPLING
The sample for the Present Study is drawn from 46 Arts & Science Colleges
located within Coimbatore District and affiliated to the Bharathiar University. 4815
faculty members were working during May 2010 February 2012. The researcher used
stratified random sampling method to select a sample of 100 respondents from the
universe.
The data collected for this research study is primary data, collected from the
faculty members of Arts and Science Colleges, affiliated to Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore.
The data collected from sample were suitably tabulated and used in the
appropriate places for interpretation. The following statistical tools were used for
analysis Simple Percentage Analysis, Weighted Average Score Analysis,
Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction are associated with the jobs that a
human undertake for the purpose of leading a purposeful life with dignity and honor.
Academic quality is the quality of education pursued based on the quality of academic
staff that influences the student’s satisfaction. This study attempts to describe the
various characteristics related to Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction, and to
find out the association between the selected socio-economic variables and the various
dimensions of Quality of Work Life.
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1.14 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
1. This study covers only Arts and Science Colleges, within Coimbatore District,
comprising 100 respondents for the Study.
Chapter 2 explains the concepts of Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction
Chapter 5 Contains the summary of the major findings, conclusion and scope for
further research.
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