title: Collective pedagogical teacher culture, teacher-student ethno-racial mismatch, and teacher job satisfaction.
abstract: Teacher job satisfaction is critical to schools' successful functioning. Using a representative sample of kindergarten teachers from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we investigate the association among professional learning community and teacher collaboration, teacher ethno-racial group, teacher-student ethno-racial mismatch, and teacher job satisfaction. We find that White teachers are significantly less satisfied than African-American and Latino teachers, especially when they teach in majority non-White classrooms. However, the existence of a professional community moderates the negative influence of teacher-student ethno-racial mismatch on White teachers' job satisfaction. In effect, strong professional communities serve as a cushion to bolster teacher job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina-Charlotte, United States. Electronic address: Elizabeth.stearns@uncc.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stearns
authors.affiliation: Valdosta State University, United States.
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina-Charlotte, United States.
authors.forename: Roslyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mickelson
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina-Charlotte, United States.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005006:Ethnicity; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007858:Learning; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D044469:Racial Groups; D012574:Schools; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students; D013663:Teaching; D044465:White People
keywords: Organizational culture; School culture; Teacher job satisfaction