Investigating the employment motivation, job satisfaction, and dissatisfaction of international high school teachers in China: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Feb. 7, 2024
International
education
has
become
increasingly
challenging
to
manage
in
an
unpredictable
world
beset
by
pandemics,
regional
disputes,
and
evolving
market
practices.
The
last
few
decades
have
seen
a
huge
demand
for
international
China,
numerous
acclaimed
brand
names
set
up
operations
China’s
K12
schooling
sector.
However,
the
COVID-19
pandemic
exerted
noticeably
negative
impact
on
high
schools
their
staff
exacerbated
difficult
period
of
management
these
institutions.
Interestingly,
but
perhaps
unsurprisingly,
actual
operation
educational
workplaces
remains
under
investigated
academic
studies.
This
paper
therefore
attempts
examine
China
focusing
teachers
associated
employment
motivation,
job
satisfaction,
dissatisfaction
which
been
perceptibly
influenced
pandemic.
Through
qualitative,
case-study
approach
adopted
semi-structured
interviews,
British
school,
now
closed,
was
investigated.
study
found
that
school
were
driven
diverse
work
motives
such
as
school’s
reputation,
values,
salary,
environment,
chances
career
development.
Their
satisfaction
also
multi-faceted,
certain
areas
concerning.
That
is,
they
derived
early
from
range
facets,
students,
class
sizes,
initial
workloads,
autonomy
collegiality.
feelings
replaced
sense
noticeable
unhappiness
resulting
leadership
changes
subsequent
practices,
increased
workload,
unmet
package
expectations
obligations,
well
limited
professional
development
opportunities.
highlights
importance
recruiting
well,
generating
right
starting
longer-term
conditions,
retaining
key
managing
astutely.
will
be
interest
policy
makers,
investors,
leaders,
managers
alike.
It
extend
research
teacher
dissatisfaction,
particular
settings.
Language: Английский
Teachers’ professional beliefs made a difference for instructional quality in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
Abstract:
The
aim
of
the
present
study
is
to
examine
if
teachers’
professional
beliefs
accounted
for
differences
in
self-reported
instructional
quality
distance
learning
during
COVID-19
pandemic.
N
=
194
German
mathematics
teachers
were
surveyed
pandemic
2021
about
their
(potential
cognitive
activation,
support,
management
time).
Teachers’
constructivist
and
self-efficacy
assessed
2019,
before
Results
structural
equation
modeling
indicate
that
stronger
beliefs,
higher
potential
activation
learning.
Self-efficacy
predicted
support
better
time.
These
significant
associations
persisted
when
pandemic-specific
resources
(technological
pedagogical
knowledge,
technical
at
school,
collaborative
teaching
planning;
all
measured
by
self-reports)
considered.
Thus,
findings
assumption
are
important
adapting
challenging
unfamiliar
circumstances
such
as
pandemic,
still
ensuring
high
quality.
Language: Английский
Resources of emotional resilience and its mediating role in teachers’ well-being and intention to leave
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Nov. 21, 2023
The
continuing
attention
of
scholars
and
practitioners
to
the
teaching
profession,
teachers
is
based
above
all
on
fact
that
societal
progress
impossible
without
an
effective
education
system.
Teachers
are
"soft"
dynamic,
at
same
time,
a
driving
force
in
this
constantly
changing
system,
research
into
prerequisites
for
their
performance
requires
constant
attention.
In
study,
main
phenomenon
under
analysis
emotional
resilience
teachers-the
internal
capacity
adapt,
manage
or
cope
with
emotionally
demanding
situations.
purpose
was
investigate
work-related
personal
resources
contribute
teachers'
its
role
links
between
resources,
teacher
well-being,
intention
leave.
Data
were
collected
using
convenience
sampling
included
522
working
Lithuanian
primary
secondary
schools.
An
online
self-administered
questionnaire
consisted
scales
assessed
job
self-efficacy,
revealed
perceived
workplace
characteristics
-
feedback,
autonomy,
social
support,
opportunities
professional
growth-along
self-efficacy
positively
related
predicted
resilience.
Emotional
found
be
direct
positive
predictor
well-being
along
have
mediating
effect
relationships
as
independent
variables
wellbeing
dependent
variable.
Contrary
leave
school,
which
usually
undesirable
outcome
organization.
study
negatively
affected
by
however
did
not
impact
quit.
Based
results,
article
outlines
avenues
further
provides
implications
strengthening
Language: Английский
Presencia y Niveles del Síndrome de Burnout en Docentes de Modalidad Alterna en un Colegio de Colombia
Diá-logos,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(28), P. 31 - 42
Published: June 11, 2024
Introducción.
Ante
la
orden
del
gobierno
colombiano
de
iniciar
clases
en
el
año
2021
bajo
modalidad
alterna,
reacción
los
maestros,
inicialmente,
fue
desacatada
argumento
que
podrían
ser
contagiados
COVID-19
por
sus
alumnos,
pero
debido
a
presión
gubernamental
retornaron
gradualmente
las
aulas.
El
objetivo
estudio
identificar
presencia
y
niveles
síndrome
burnout
durante
alterna
docentes
vinculados
una
institución
educativa
Santander,
Colombia.
Métodos.
Investigación
descriptiva,
se
trabajó
con
muestra
carácter
censal
conformada
28
docentes,
quienes
les
aplicó
Cuestionario
Maslach,
cual
está
constituido
tres
subescalas,
agotamiento
emocional,
desempeño
personal
despersonalización.
Resultados.
datos
muestran
bajos
subescalas
emocional
despersonalización
alto
personal,
aunque
evidencian
inexistencia
desgaste
profesional,
resalta
21.4%
participantes
señales
emocional.
Conclusión.
En
este
grupo
profesores
no
evidenciaron
síntomas
burnout,
llevando
suponer
mayoría
cuenta
factores
protectores,
como
vivir
su
pareja
e
hijos,
ha
brindado
herramientas
para
abordaje
estrés.
Recomendaciones.
Se
considera
importante
profundizar
identificación
protectores
contra
profesional
esta
población.
The mediating role of motivation and professional development in determining teacher performance in vocational schools
Cogent Education,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Nov. 5, 2024
This
study
aims
to
explore
teacher
performance
based
on
the
roles
of
family
sociology,
managerial
support
and
work
conditions,
as
well
involvement
motivation
professional
development
among
vocational
teachers.
Data
were
collected
from
381
teachers,
structural
equation
modeling
was
used
test
research
hypotheses.
Our
findings
indicate
that
play
crucial
in
enhancing
performance.
Specifically,
support,
conditions
sociology
significantly
influence
development,
which
turn
impact
Among
variables
studied,
found
be
key
mediators
relationship
between
these
factors
is
critical
it
provides
new
insights
into
how
improve
through
a
comprehensive
approach.
Therefore,
interventions
focusing
providing
optimal
are
needed.
Additionally,
this
reaffirms
importance
supporting
psychological
well-being
contributes
better
understanding
influencing
basis
for
developing
policies
development.
Language: Английский
Impacts of Workload on Teachers’ Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review
Nur Yuhainis Ab Wahab,
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Rafiduraida Abdul Rahman,
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Hanifah Mahat
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et al.
TEM Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 2544 - 2556
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
This
systematic
literature
review
focuses
on
the
elements
that
contribute
to
teachers’
workload
and
its
impact
their
well-being.
In
general,
researchers
have
conducted
several
pertinent
studies
issue
of
teachers'
workload,
therefore
it
is
not
a
particularly
new
one.
Regretfully,
majority
past
research
did
include
wellbeing
teachers.
Hence,
present
study
reviewed
15
teacher’s
factors
Two
databases,
Web
Science
Scopus,
were
used
for
review.
Eight
issues
or
themed
emerged
from
thematic
analysis
this
review,
including
1)
physical
online
teaching
learning;
2)
increased
working
hours;
3)
non-teaching
tasks;
4)
appreciation
respect;
5)
stress;
6)
mental
condition;
7)
uncertainty
8)
burnout.
22
sub-themes
eight
main
topics,
recommendations
made
benefit
future
at
conclusion
study.
The
findings
explained
effect
cause
by
heavy
which
should
be
addressed
quickly
help
educators’
Language: Английский