[Assessing and prioritizing needs of faculty members on the basis of kano's model]

Identifying the needs is an essential step in planning university development programs and plays an important role in promoting the quality of faculty members work life and the goals of university. The aim of this study was to assess and prioritize the needs of faculty members on the basis of Kano's Model. This is a descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional study that 94 faculty members of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation in Iran participated in it in 2008. Data collection was performed by questionnaire designed by researcher and data was analyzed using the modified Kano Table, Satisfaction Coefficient and Dissatisfaction Coefficient. Results of this study show that 8 needs of faculty members are Attractive Needs, 9 needs of faculty members are One-Dimensional Needs and 10 needs of faculty members are Must-Be Needs. Also the opportunity to study in post graduate levels from Attractive Needs group have the most Satisfaction Coefficient [0.904] and job security from Must-Be Needs group have the most Dissatisfaction Coefficient [-0.819] of faculty members. Generally, every university's success depends on its faculty member's efforts as well as their job satisfaction. Identifying and responsiveness to the needs leading to job satisfaction could be useful in increasing faculty members' job satisfaction and motivating them to perform their educational and research activities. Educational leaders and administers must ensure more job satisfaction and welfare for faculty members through Identifying the needs, defining appropriate goals and strategic planning

[ effective individual, environmental and occupational factors of job satisfaction amongst the academic staff of university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences]

Identifying effective factors of job satisfaction amongst academic staff could be useful in improving their job satisfaction and motivating them to perform educational and research activities. Hence, this study was performed to investigate the effective individual, environmental and occupational factors of job satisfaction amongst the academic staff of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. In this descriptive-analytical study, 94 members of academic staff of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences participated. In order to analyze the data, stepwise regression, Pearson correlation coefficient, independent sample t-Test, Kurskal-Wallis test, one way ANOVA and descriptive statistics were applied. The mean [ +/- SD] of academic staff's job satisfaction score was 72.6 [ +/- 16.91] out of 135. Marital status, personal car possession, academic degree and position, spouse's educational status and the status of personal house possession influenced academic staff's job satisfaction [P<0.05]. In addition, age, number of children and the amount of income gained from outside university activities had a significant relationship with academic staff's job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has a significant relationship with factors including economics, education, research, administrative affairs, motivation and facilities. Provided that factors such as lack of enough salary, facilities, etc. are well taken care of, academic staff's job satisfaction would improve