Effects of Tissue Properties on OJT for Japanese Elementary School Teachers

Masaaki Murakami

Abstract


The aging of Japan’s elementary school teachers has made it necessary to implement more effective on-the-job-training (OJT) for junior faculty. Several approaches have been proposed to enhance the effectiveness of OJT for teachers. This study clarifies the effects of OJT on the tissue properties for elementary school teachers with one to two years of experience. Factor analysis is applied to questionnaire data to clarify a conceptual scheme. My proposed hypothesis about types of OJT includes indirect effects and differences in work experience. The hypothesis is verified by multiple regression analysis and t-tests. Results indicate that first types of OJT show indirect effects on tissue properties. Second, differences emerging types of OJT, tissue properties and performance in the recognition of teachers who have one to two years of experience. The study clarifies the relationship between types of OJT and their effects on tissue properties.

Keywords


OJT type, task performance, contextual performance, tissue properties, indirect effects, difference in experience

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