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Factors Affecting the Job Retention of Employees Graduated a special School for the Deaf

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2007, 8(2), pp.249-275
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

Lee Hyung-yeol 1

1대전대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to suggest practical implications through an investigation which personal characteristics, job satisfaction, social support, self-efficacy of employees graduated a school for the deaf have influence on their job retention(duration of the job retention, the frequency of changing occupation, the intention of job retention). For this, survey was performed by employees graduated a school for dead who have severe disability received the cost of managing employment from the 14 branches of Korean Employment Promotion Agency in the whole country and mild disability worked at occupational areas except manufacturing jobs. The 151 complete surveys were analysed through the multiple regression analysis.The results obtained from the present study are summarized as follows: First, the factors affecting duration of the job retention were gender, use of communication method of talking with the hands and oralism, promotion/interpersonal relationships and wages.Second, the factors affecting the frequency of changing occupation were use of communication method of a written answer, promotion/interpersonal relationships, wages and self-efficacy.Third, the factors affecting the intention of job retention were age, an acquired disability, use of communication method of a written answer, wage, the pride and support of family, self-pride, and the level of task difficulties.Fourth, job satisfaction have the highest influence on the duration job retention, the frequency of changing occupation and the intention of job retention.The study result suggested that job satisfaction have the highest influence on the job retention. Especially, it was also recommended that the satisfaction about substantial compensation of wages, etc was the most important factor on the job retention in view of characteristics of the deaf.

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