WORK PROCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF JOB CRAFTING

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Leana, Carrie; Appelbaum, Eileen; Shevchuk, Iryna
• 署名单位: Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.47084651
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 1169-1192
• 关键词: TEACHERS EDUCATION; CLASSROOM QUALITY; turnover; performance; BEHAVIOR; MODEL; ORGANIZATIONS; metaanalysis; antecedents; COMMITMENT

摘要

In this study we conducted performance assessments in 62 childcare centers and surveyed 232 teachers and aides, to examine the extent to which workers crafted their jobs and how such crafting affected classroom quality. Results show that individual and collaborative job crafting are distinct constructs; work discretion is related to both; and collaborative crafting is positively related to performance, particularly for less experienced teachers. Further, collaborative crafting is associated with stronger satisfaction and commitment and, for better teachers, stronger job attachment. We demonstrate that organizational research can contribute to the public interest via policy designs for high-quality early education.