Teaching Matters: Enjoyment and Job Satisfaction

Piasecka, Liliana

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31954-4_12

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“…As Bea put it, it makes the job "much easier" because she can see that "it is good for the kids" and that "they are not bored in the lessons". This is in line with previous research which showed that teachers' satisfaction and enjoyment is strongly connected to their students' enjoyment, motivation, and progress made in class (Piasecka, 2016).…”

Section: Teacher-related Benefitssupporting

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Primary School EFL Teachers’ Practices and Views of Technology-Enhanced Differentiated Instruction: A Pilot Interview Study

Kótay-Nagy

2022

WoPaLP

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Recent years have seen a growing interest in the concept of technology-enhanced differentiated instruction (TEDI). Yet, to date, little is known about how TEDI may be used in the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL). The present small-scale qualitative study sought to address this research gap by developing and piloting an interview schedule suitable for use in exploring EFL teachers’ self-reported practices and views of TEDI. Furthermore, the study aimed to gain an initial understanding of the collected data. Five primary school EFL teachers who use technology on a frequent basis were interviewed, and following two rounds of adjustments, the questions were deemed capable of eliciting sufficient information. The results emerging from the thematic analysis of the data show that technology may be used in various ways to differentiate the content, the process, and the product of teaching. TEDI also offers benefits both for students and teachers, such as the enhancement of self-paced learning and formative assessment. Although the participants voiced a few concerns too, they expressed an overall positive attitude towards TEDI. The results confirm that technology may be suitable for supporting differentiation in the EFL class and call for a more in-depth examination of TEDI practices.

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Section: Teacher-related Benefitssupporting

confidence: 92%

Primary School EFL Teachers’ Practices and Views of Technology-Enhanced Differentiated Instruction: A Pilot Interview Study

Kótay-Nagy

2022

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“…The starting point for the present article is that enjoyment is an emotion experienced not only by students but also by their educators, whose satisfaction is believed to be strongly connected to the enjoyment experience of their pupils, the progress they make and the pleasant atmosphere in the classroom (Piasecka, 2016). Several studies have reported that enjoyment, in comparison to pride, anger, anxiety, shame and boredom, is one of the most frequent discrete emotions experienced by teachers (Frenzel, 2014;Sutton, & Wheatley, 2003) and that enjoyment dominates teachers' emotions in the classroom (Carson, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Foreign Language learning and teaching Enjoyment: Teachers’ Perspectives

Mierzwa

2019

JECS

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Aim. The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the level of Foreign Language learning Enjoyment and Foreign Language teaching Enjoyment experienced by foreign language teachers in Poland. The secondary aim of the study was to investigate the sources of FLE from the perspective of FL teachers. Methods. The informants of the study were Polish educators teaching foreign languages at different educational levels (from primary to tertiary education). To compute the obtained quantitative data, the statistical program STATISTICA was used. Standard descriptive and inferential statistics were used to report means, median and standard deviation for sociodemographic and baseline characteristics of the sample. The t-Test and one-way ANOVA were used to show mean differences in the score data. Results. The results of the study revealed that foreign language teachers experienced a relatively high lvel of both Foreign Language learning Enjoyment) and Foreign Language teaching Enjoyment (FL teaching Enjoyment), regardless of independent variables (e.g. place of residence, level of education, language being taught, the years of experience). The result revealed a significant gender difference in FL learning Enjoyment in favor of females, while there was no gender difference in FL teaching Enjoyment. A qualitative analysis of participants’ emotional experiences in FL classroom confirmed previous research on FLE to a certain degree. That is, FLE is more related to learner-internal and teacher-specific variables than to the behavior of the peers and the atmosphere created in the FL classroom. Conclusion. The originality of the present study lies in the choice of a mixed method approach (both of a qualitative and quantitative nature) using a relatively large sample in a field characterized by case studies. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first study on foreign language enjoyment among teachers within the Polish educational context.

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“…Moreover, long-term accumulation of stress may reduce HCWs’ job satisfaction. Previous studies have indicated that improving safety and mobilising positive emotions can improve job satisfaction level 32. Additionally, stress has a wide impact on many individual factors, including physical and mental health, emotional state, life and job satisfaction, and quality of life 33.…”

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Prevalence of occupational exposure and its influence on job satisfaction among Chinese healthcare workers: a large-sample, cross-sectional study

Shi

Xue²,

et al. 2020

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThis study had three objectives: (1) describe the prevalence of occupational exposure among Chinese medical personnel in detail, (2) verify the partial mediating role of work environment satisfaction in the relationship between occupational exposure and job satisfaction, and (3) examine if stress symptoms moderate the relationship between occupational exposure and job satisfaction.DesignA large cross-sectional online survey was conducted in July 2018 in China.SettingA survey was conducted in 54 cities across 14 provinces of China.ParticipantsA total of 12 784 questionnaires were distributed, and 9924 healthcare workers (HCWs) completed valid questionnaires. The response rate was 77.63%.Outcome measuresA confidential questionnaire was distributed to HCWs. The relationships among and the mechanisms of the variables were explored using descriptive statistical analyses, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis.ResultsThe most common occupational exposures among HCWs in the past 12 months were psychosocial and organisational hazards (85.93%). Overall, physicians (93.7%) and nurses (89.2%) were the main victims of occupational exposure. Occupational exposure correlated negatively with work environment satisfaction and job satisfaction, and positively with stress symptoms. Moreover, work environment satisfaction fully mediated the relationship between occupational exposure and job satisfaction, and stress symptoms moderated the relationship between occupational exposure and job satisfaction.ConclusionThe incidence of occupational exposure among HCWs is generally high. The high frequency of psychosocial and organisational hazards among physicians and nurses should be taken seriously and dealt with in a timely manner by hospital managers. The negative impact of occupational exposure on job satisfaction must be buffered by measures to reduce stress symptoms and enhance working environment satisfaction, ultimately improving the overall quality of life of HCWs and promoting comprehensive development of the medical team.

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Teaching Matters: Enjoyment and Job Satisfaction

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Primary School EFL Teachers’ Practices and Views of Technology-Enhanced Differentiated Instruction: A Pilot Interview Study

Primary School EFL Teachers’ Practices and Views of Technology-Enhanced Differentiated Instruction: A Pilot Interview Study

Foreign Language learning and teaching Enjoyment: Teachers’ Perspectives

Prevalence of occupational exposure and its influence on job satisfaction among Chinese healthcare workers: a large-sample, cross-sectional study

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