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Motivational and Demotivational Factors Affecting a Teacher’s Decision on Whether to Do Research
- Source :
- Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 77-97 (2020), CEPS Journal 10 (2020) 3, S. 77-97
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- University of Ljubljana, 2020.
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Abstract
- One of the teacher’s basic tasks should be to ensure that the quality of his/her educational work is continually enhanced by the application of practitioner research, as a recognised genre of educational research. The aim of this study was to explore factors that can motivate or demotivate teachers to include research in their educational practice. An online questionnaire was addressed to all Slovenian primary and secondary school teachers and full responses were received from 325 teachers. Although the teachers expressed high perceived self-confidence in their research abilities, this did not transfer to research activity, as only about one quarter of the respondents reported that they performed research. The main drivers of research are an intrinsic motivation for research and career goal orientation, followed by the relatively low influence of important others. Practitioner research is highly valued among teachers, so there must be other factors at work preventing more teachers from starting research activities. Among the leading factors recognised as obstacles are those that can be regarded as facilitating conditions in terms of motivational theory. Work overload, lack of time, school bureaucracy and family life can be regarded as competing with research for the teacher’s time, along with other important issues. The school climate cannot be regarded as the main obstacle to research. The findings call for the reallocation of at least some work duties in favour of research as part of regular employment.
- Subjects :
- Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
Reflective practice
media_common.quotation_subject
Primary school lower level
Slovenia
Researcher
Practitioner research
Schulpädagogik
Educational research
Secondary education
Computer-assisted web interviewing
Einflussfaktor
Elementary School
lcsh:Education (General)
Lehrerrolle
Education
Questionnaire survey
ddc:370
Slowenien
motivation for research
Fragebogenerhebung
Empirische Bildungsforschung
Theory
Bildungsforschung
Grundschule
Lehrer
Teacher's role
reflective practitioner
media_common
Primary school
Motivation
Medical education
teacher-researcher
Goal orientation
Teacher
Forscher
Theory Practice Relationship
Self-esteem
Questionnaire
Family life
Sekundarbereich
Teacher role
Influence
Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
lcsh:L7-991
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22322647 and 18559719
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....00eaec0ff703099f48c27a715a26e97e