Factors Influencing the Job Performance of Private Vocational High School Teachers of Liaocheng City, China

Yingying Wang; Cavin Franco Pamintuan

doi:10.54097/2vnevv85

Authors

Yingying Wang
Cavin Franco Pamintuan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/2vnevv85

Keywords:

Hygiene Factors, Influential Factors, Job Performance, Motivation Factors, Private Vocational High Schools

Abstract

This study aims to explore the influential factors of Teachers’ job performance in private vocational schools in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, China, thereby providing empirical evidence and in-depth understanding for improving teachers' job performance and teaching quality. This study combines quantitative questionnaire surveys and qualitative interviews. Firstly, this study will select 207 teachers from 8 private vocational high schools in Liaocheng through stratified sampling for quantitative research, and analyze the correlation between variables through ANOVA and Pearson correlation. On this basis, this study will select 16 teachers through purposive sampling for in-depth interviews and analyze the results through thematic analysis. Guided by Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory, this study will reveal whether there is a significant correlation between teachers' job performance and motivation factors or hygiene factors in private vocational schools in Liaocheng, China.

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