Work engagement of primary school teachers in the context of self-determination theory
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F21%3A00123731" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/21:00123731 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://library.iated.org/view/OCENASEK2021WOR" target="_blank" >https://library.iated.org/view/OCENASEK2021WOR</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2021.0866" target="_blank" >10.21125/iceri.2021.0866</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Work engagement of primary school teachers in the context of self-determination theory
Original language description
Teachers’ engagement in primary and secondary schools has been one of the most discussed topics in the Czech education system. Even though engagement has been studied in this group, most of the research was based on scales that were designed to measure engagement in corporate settings. In this study, we took a different approach and measured engagement with the Engaged Teacher Scale which ads the social aspect of teaching. Furthermore, we investigated Czech teachers’ engagement through the lens of Self-determination theory to verify the correlates between engagement and different forms of regulations and principal autonomy support in Czech schools’ environment. In terms of methodology, the study focused on a sample of 251 Czech primary and secondary school teachers. The data collection tools were: The Engaged Teacher Scale (Klassen et al., 2013); Motivation for Teaching Scale (Abós et al., 2018); The Work Climate Questionnaire (Baard et al., 2004) and Value Consonance (Skaalvik & Skaalvik, 2011). Regarding the teachers’ engagement, the study found correlates between engagement and different qualities of motivation similar to those in other fields – most notably between autonomous forms of motivation and engagement. We have also found moderate correlations between teachers’ engagement and value consonance in schools which we discuss from the point of view of internalization. Leader autonomy support showed a mild correlation with different forms of motivation but seemed to have stronger relations to teacher’s engagement – especially the social engagement with colleagues. This study includes the interpretation and discussion of the results aligned with the literature review, limitations, and applications.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
ICERI2021 Proceedings
ISBN
9788409345496
ISSN
2340-1095
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
3591-3599
Publisher name
IATED Academy
Place of publication
Seville
Event location
Seville
Event date
Nov 8, 2021
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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