Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach
The present study aimed to probe the role of goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency and to explore influential factors in professional functioning among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. To this aim, 90 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers were chosen from di...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
|
| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17681/1/40787-166670-1-PB.pdf |
| _version_ | 1796932698185400320 |
|---|---|
| author | Royaei, Nahid Ghonsooli, Behzad Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh Estehmami, Anahita |
| author_facet | Royaei, Nahid Ghonsooli, Behzad Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh Estehmami, Anahita |
| author_sort | Royaei, Nahid |
| collection | UKM |
| description | The present study aimed to probe the role of goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency and to explore influential factors in professional functioning among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. To this aim, 90 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers were chosen from different English language institutes in Mashhad, Iran. In order to obtain these aims, the present study used a mixed-methods approach: first, in quantitative part, the data was collected via distributing three questionnaires: Achievement Goals for Teaching, Work & Well-being Survey, and Teacher Agency. Second, in qualitative part, the data was collected via conducting semi-structured interviews. Interviews were carried out for exploring influential factors in professional functioning. The conducted interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. The quantitative findings obtained via Correlation formula revealed that among goal orientation subscales, mastery goal orientation correlated significantly with all the subscales of both work engagement and professional agency. Moreover, results from semi-structured interviews documented that cultural norms, learner's ability, and institutional regulations were influential factors in EFL teachers’ functioning. Finally, the results were discussed in details and implications were provided. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-06T04:36:25Z |
| format | Article |
| id | ukm.eprints-17681 |
| institution | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-06T04:36:25Z |
| publishDate | 2021 |
| publisher | Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | ukm.eprints-176812021-11-26T14:55:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17681/ Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach Royaei, Nahid Ghonsooli, Behzad Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh Estehmami, Anahita The present study aimed to probe the role of goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency and to explore influential factors in professional functioning among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. To this aim, 90 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers were chosen from different English language institutes in Mashhad, Iran. In order to obtain these aims, the present study used a mixed-methods approach: first, in quantitative part, the data was collected via distributing three questionnaires: Achievement Goals for Teaching, Work & Well-being Survey, and Teacher Agency. Second, in qualitative part, the data was collected via conducting semi-structured interviews. Interviews were carried out for exploring influential factors in professional functioning. The conducted interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. The quantitative findings obtained via Correlation formula revealed that among goal orientation subscales, mastery goal orientation correlated significantly with all the subscales of both work engagement and professional agency. Moreover, results from semi-structured interviews documented that cultural norms, learner's ability, and institutional regulations were influential factors in EFL teachers’ functioning. Finally, the results were discussed in details and implications were provided. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17681/1/40787-166670-1-PB.pdf Royaei, Nahid and Ghonsooli, Behzad and Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh and Estehmami, Anahita (2021) Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach. AJTLHE: ASEAN Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 13 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN 1985-5826 https://ejournal.ukm.my/ajtlhe/issue/view/1412 |
| spellingShingle | Royaei, Nahid Ghonsooli, Behzad Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh Estehmami, Anahita Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach |
| title | Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach |
| title_full | Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach |
| title_short | Investigating the role of teachers’ goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency : a mixed-methods approach |
| title_sort | investigating the role of teachers goal orientation in work engagement and professional agency a mixed methods approach |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17681/1/40787-166670-1-PB.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT royaeinahid investigatingtheroleofteachersgoalorientationinworkengagementandprofessionalagencyamixedmethodsapproach AT ghonsoolibehzad investigatingtheroleofteachersgoalorientationinworkengagementandprofessionalagencyamixedmethodsapproach AT ghanizadehafsaneh investigatingtheroleofteachersgoalorientationinworkengagementandprofessionalagencyamixedmethodsapproach AT estehmamianahita investigatingtheroleofteachersgoalorientationinworkengagementandprofessionalagencyamixedmethodsapproach |