The primary purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their satisfaction with their jobs. This study applied purposeful sampling to approach statistical data collection for the self-constructed instrument 'A questionnaire for discovering the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their job satisfaction.' The researchers received 244 valid questionnaires from respondents. The data obtained through the questionnaire were subjected to item analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). In analyzing the affective relationships of the characteristics of students in the refresher course programs of sports-and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their job satisfaction, it was found that the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments affected the nature of their work significantly (γ1=0.37, t=4.65, p<.05) when the characteristics of these students affected their satisfaction with their jobs (γ2=0.87, t=14.77, p<.05). However, the characteristics of students in the refresher courses of sports-and recreation-related college departments did not affect their job satisfaction through the nature of their work (β3=0.01, t=0.28, p>.05). Based on the results, the researchers concluded that it was not possible to establish affective relationships among the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their satisfaction with their jobs.
The primary purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their satisfaction with their jobs. This study applied purposeful sampling to approach statistical data collection for the self-constructed instrument 'A questionnaire for discovering the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their job satisfaction.' The researchers received 244 valid questionnaires from respondents. The data obtained through the questionnaire were subjected to item analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). In analyzing the affective relationships of the characteristics of students in the refresher course programs of sports-and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their job satisfaction, it was found that the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments affected the nature of their work significantly (γ1=0.37, t=4.65, p<.05) when the characteristics of these students affected their satisfaction with their jobs (γ2=0.87, t=14.77, p<.05). However, the characteristics of students in the refresher courses of sports-and recreation-related college departments did not affect their job satisfaction through the nature of their work (β3=0.01, t=0.28, p>.05). Based on the results, the researchers concluded that it was not possible to establish affective relationships among the characteristics of students in refresher courses offered by sports- and recreation-related college departments, the nature of their work, and their satisfaction with their jobs.