Job Satisfaction of College Graduates with Learning Disabilities Article (Web of Science)

abstract

  • Job satisfaction, as assessed via five scales that posed questions concerning colleagues, work, supervision, pay, and promotion, as well as overall total job satisfaction, was examined for 55 self-identified college graduates with learning disabilities (LD) and 55 control graduates matched by gender, major, degree, and graduation year. All participants graduated from a competitive midwestern university from 1987 to 1994 and represented advantaged groups when compared to both LD and non-LD populations. The graduates with LD required significantly more time to complete their degrees and showed significantly lower GPAs. Data analysis indicated that the graduates with LD perceived themselves as receiving significantly less pay and promotion opportunities, and reported less total job satisfaction, than graduates without LD. However, no significant salary differences between the groups were found. The implications of these findings are examined.

authors

  • Philips, Lois
  • Kakela, Megan

publication date

  • 1998

published in

number of pages

  • 6

start page

  • 259

end page

  • 265

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 3