Job demands, job resources, wellbeing and student outcomes : a study of sign language interpreter educators' perceptions
This multi-phase study aims to improve understanding of sign language interpreter educators' perceptions of their work experiences in relation to student-learning outcomes, as it specifically relates to the readiness to work gap. The analytical framework used to underpin this study is Job Demands-Resources theory (Bakker and Demerouti 2014), which considers the relationships between employees job demands and job resources. These factors have been used to predict employee wellbeing in terms of work engagement and burnout, as well as to predict individual job performance of the employee and the success of the organisation as a whole. This study is unique, as it has placed sign language interpreter education within the context of higher education, and explores how sign language interpreter educators perceive their work experiences as a contributing factor to the readiness to work gap, rather than focusing solely on student abilities. Therefore, findings of this study call for an increased understanding of the relationships between the professional domain and higher education and the expectations each have for the other in relation to student readiness. The Job Demands-Resources Survey-Interpreter Educators is
Webb, Stacey Lynn
Job demands, job resources, wellbeing and student outcomes : a study of sign language interpreter educators' perceptions. This multi-phase study aims to improve understanding of sign language interpreter educators' perceptions of their work experiences in relation to student-learning outcomes, as it specifically relates to the readiness to work gap. The analytical framework used to underpin this study is Job Demands-Resources theory (Bakker and Demerouti 2014), which considers the relationships between employees job demands and job resources. These factors have been used to predict employee wellbeing in terms of work engagement and burnout, as well as to predict individual job performance of the employee and the success of the organisation as a whole. This study is unique, as it has placed sign language interpreter education within the context of higher education, and explores how sign language interpreter educators perceive their work experiences as a contributing factor to the readiness to work gap, rather than focusing solely on student abilities. Therefore, findings of this study call for an increased understanding of the relationships between the professional domain and higher education and the expectations each have for the other in relation to student readiness. The Job Demands-Resources Survey-Interpreter Educators is
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