Australian Journal of Teacher Education
DOI
10.14221/ajte.2018v43n6.4
Abstract
Guided by self-determination theory, this study investigated the extent to which factors of teachers’ school-work environments predict their self-efficacy and intrinsic value for teaching. Participants were 217 mathematics teachers working in Texas public schools. Results indicated that principals’ autonomy support positively predicted teachers’ self-efficacy and intrinsic value for teaching beyond years of teaching experience, mathematics background, and grade level taught. Moreover, the negative effects of school-work environments dominated by high-stakes testing on teachers’ motivation for teaching were moderated by the level of autonomy support provided by the school principal.
Recommended Citation
Corkin, D. M.,
Ekmekci, A.,
& Parr, R.
(2018).
The Effects of the School-Work Environment on Mathematics Teachers’ Motivation for Teaching: A Self-Determination Theoretical Perspective.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 43(6).
http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2018v43n6.4
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