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Teacher Motivation: Theory and Practice provides a much needed
introduction to the current status and future directions of theory
and research on teacher motivation. Although there is a robust
literature covering the theory and research on student motivation,
until recently there has been comparatively little attention paid
to teachers. This volume draws together a decade of work from
psychological theorists and researchers interested in what
motivates people to choose teaching as a career, what motivates
them as they work with students in classrooms, the impact of
intrinsic and extrinsic forces on career experiences, and how their
motivational profiles vary at different stages of their career.
With chapters from leading experts on the topic, this volume
provides a critical resource not only for educational
psychologists, but also for those working in related fields such as
educational leadership, teacher development, policy makers and
school psychology.
Teacher Motivation: Theory and Practice provides a much needed
introduction to the current status and future directions of theory
and research on teacher motivation. Although there is a robust
literature covering the theory and research on student motivation,
until recently there has been comparatively little attention paid
to teachers. This volume draws together a decade of work from
psychological theorists and researchers interested in what
motivates people to choose teaching as a career, what motivates
them as they work with students in classrooms, the impact of
intrinsic and extrinsic forces on career experiences, and how their
motivational profiles vary at different stages of their career.
With chapters from leading experts on the topic, this volume
provides a critical resource not only for educational
psychologists, but also for those working in related fields such as
educational leadership, teacher development, policy makers and
school psychology.
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.
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.
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