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School psychologists in Nebraska were surveyed with regard to actual and desired work functions and their satisfaction with several aspects of their jobs. A comparison of present results with a previous study of the same general population by Cook and Patterson (1977) indicates that consultation has grown in importance as an actual job function and remains the major component of the role desired by school psychologists. Over-all psychologists reported moderate job satisfaction with relatively lower satisfaction in regard to their workloads and their ability to effect change and relatively higher satisfaction in reference to their interpersonal relationships with other school personnel. Job satisfaction in several areas was a function of actual and desired job activities.

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School Psychologists' Job Satisfaction and Discrepancies between Actual and Desired Work Functions

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