Enhancing the intrinsic work motivation of community nutrition educators: How supportive supervision and job design foster autonomy

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-273

  Dickin, Katherine L ^a   Dollahite, Jamie S ^a   Habicht, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; EFNEP; health promotion; job characteristics; low income populations; nutrition education; paraprofessionals; supervision; work motivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

EID: 79959721646     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31821dc63b     Document Type: Article

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