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The current study explored the relationship between Iranian EFL teachers' self-regulation and job performance. To empirically explore the postulated correlation between teachers' self-regulation and job performance, 80 EFL teachers from various language institutes in Mashhad were asked to complete the "Teachers Self-Regulation Scale" and the "Job Performance Scale". The results of the finding confirmed the hypothesized relationship between teachers' self-regulation and job performance. Moreover, the result of Step-Wise Regression Analysis revealed that mastery goal orientation among sub-components of self-regulation was the best predicator of job performance. Finally, the results were discussed in details and implications were recommended.

Teachers in higher education domain play a decisive role in advancing economic developments as well as nurturing the well-being of the societies. Thus, the issue of university instructors’ commitment and the factors influencing its development should be a compelling priority for higher education administrations. The present study aims to extend the research on teacher organizational commitment by investigating the contribution of job motivation and emotion regulation to teacher commitment at higher education. To this purpose, 135 English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors from different higher education institutes and universities took part in this study. They were requested to complete a battery of three questionnaires: Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ), Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers (WTMST), and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). Findings demonstrated that both emotion regulation and motivation had a positive significant correlation with teacher organizational commitment. Moreover, findings obtained via regression analysis showed that among job motivation components, identified regulation was the best contributor of teacher organizational commitment. Also, among the subscales of emotion regulation, reappraisal strategy was a better predictor of teacher organizational commitment. Findings are discussed in details with respect to the implications for both theory and practice in higher education.

The present study explored the contribution of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' perceptions of their learners' achievement to their goal-orientations. It also examined the relationship between their goal-orientations and organizational commitment via correlational analysis. The third aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of EFL learners' success/failures based on EFL teachers' viewpoint via semi-structured interviews. To achieve these objectives, 90 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers from different foreign language institutes of Mashhad, Iran took part in this study. They were asked to complete three questionnaires: 'Perceptions of teacher, student, and family factors influencing student performance', 'Organizational Commitment Questionnaire' (OCQ), Achievement goals for teaching. Findings via correlation analysis indicated that mastery goal orientations had a positive relationship with teachers' organizational commitment. In addition, among teachers' perceptions of their learners' achievement, findings indicated that studentrelated factors had a high correlation with mastery goal-orientations. Moreover, results from interview proved that EFL teachers perceived teacher-related factors as the main cause of learners' success or failures. Findings are discussed with respect to their implications for both theory and teacher education.

The present study aims to scrutinize teacher motivation in relation to two individual level predictors, namely, self -efficacy and burnout among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. To this end, 142 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers were selected from various English language institutes of Mashhad and Tehran, two cities in Iran. They were requested to complete three questionnaires: the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale, and the Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers. The findings obtained via SEM revealed that the proposed model had a good fit with the empirical data. In particular, it was found that job motivation contributed significantly to burnout depletion. It was also revealed that self -efficacy positively predicted job motivation, and burnout negatively influenced self -efficacy. However, self -efficacy surpassed motivation in predicting EFL instructors' burnout. Results were discussed from both theoretical standpoints as well as previous empirical findings. Finally, implications were presented.