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Global Perspectives on Teacher Motivation Helen M. G. Watt (University of Sydney)

Global Perspectives on Teacher Motivation By Helen M. G. Watt (University of Sydney)

Global Perspectives on Teacher Motivation by Helen M. G. Watt (University of Sydney)


Summary

The various studies in this book suggest that people who choose teaching as a career are motivated by a complex interaction of factors embedded within communities and cultural expectations, but seem generally to embrace a desire to undertake meaningful work that makes for a better society.

Global Perspectives on Teacher Motivation Summary

Global Perspectives on Teacher Motivation by Helen M. G. Watt (University of Sydney)

Many studies of teacher motivation have been conducted in different contexts over time. However, until fairly recently there has not been a reliable measure available to allow comparisons across samples and settings. This has resulted in an abundance of findings which cannot be directly compared or synthesised. The FIT-Choice instrument offers the opportunity to examine motivations across settings. The various studies in this book suggest that people who choose teaching as a career are motivated by a complex interaction of factors embedded within communities and cultural expectations, but seem generally to embrace a desire to undertake meaningful work that makes for a better society. Unlike some careers, where rewards are in the form of salary and status, by and large these factors are not strong drivers for people who want to become teachers. They want to work with children and adolescents, and believe they have the ability to teach.

About Helen M. G. Watt (University of Sydney)

Helen M. G. Watt is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Sydney. She is co-editor of seven books and special issues. Her work has implications for redressing the gender imbalance in mathematics related careers, and supporting the career development of beginning teachers. She is founder and coordinator of the Network Gender and STEM (www.genderandSTEM.com), is an Associate Editor for AERA Open, and serves on several editorial boards. Paul W. Richardson is Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Victoria, where he previously served as Associate Dean (Education). He has attracted substantial competitive funding from the Australian Research Council to conduct large-scale longitudinal studies with beginning teachers, published in leading journals, and received international recognition. Kari Smith is a co-editor of six books, and she is member of the international editorial board for Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, Teaching and Teacher Education, Studies in Educational Evaluation, Assessment Matters, and The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. She is a scientific supervisor for the European Doctorate in Education (EDiTE), and the Head of the Norwegian National Research School in Teacher Education (NAFOL).

Table of Contents

1. Why teach? How teachers' motivations matter around the world Helen M. G. Watt, Paul W. Richardson and Kari Smith; 2. Career motivations of student teachers in the Republic of Ireland: continuity and change during educational reform and 'boom to bust' economic times Manuela Heinz, Elaine Keane and Conor Foley; 3. Why teach? Antecedents and consequences in Spain Gloria Gratacos, Ernesto Lopez-Gomez, Guiomar Nocito and Santiago Sastre; 4. Factors motivating students to become secondary school teachers: evidence from Norway Christian Brandmo and Katrine Nesje; 5. The motivational basis of classroom management practices and beliefs of Swiss vocational teachers Jean-Louis Berger, Celine Girardet, Cynthia Vaudroz and Carmela Aprea; 6. Motivations that affect professional knowledge in Germany and Austria Johannes Konig and Martin Rothland; 7. Motivations and perceptions about teaching during the first year of teacher education in Estonia Merle Taimalu, Piret Luik and Karin Taht; 8. How personality dimensions and motivation to teach shape the learning achievement goals of Croatian future teachers Iris Marusic, Ivana Jugovic and Tea Pavin Ivanec; 9. Exploring the relationships between prospective Turkish teachers' hopes, motivations and professional plans Altay Eren and Amanda Yesilbursa; 10. Motivations and aspirations of teacher education students in Indonesia Anne Suryani; 11. Teacher motivation and professional commitment in the United States: the role of motivations for teaching, teacher self-efficacy and sense of professional responsibility Fani Lauermann, Stuart A. Karabenick, Robert Carpenter and Colleen Kuusinen; 12. Divided by discipline? Contrasting motivations, perceptions, and background characteristics of beginning Australian English and Mathematics teachers Helen M. G. Watt, Paul W. Richardson and Zoe A. Morris; 13. Why choose teaching and does it matter? Ruth Butler.

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NPB9781107512221
9781107512221
1107512220
Global Perspectives on Teacher Motivation by Helen M. G. Watt (University of Sydney)
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Cambridge University Press
2017-09-21
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