scholarly journals Major factors of teachers’ resistance to innovations

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (104) ◽  
pp. 589-609
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Nikolaevna Savina
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Practicing Teachers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Broad Approach

Abstract Modernization and improvement of the quality of general secondary education can be attained while enhancing teachers’ innovative activity. Therefore, it is important to identify and substantiate the factors and reasons for secondary school teachers’ innovative “passivity”, which is the purpose of this work. The study contributes to eliminate these factors during the course of training teachers, preparing students to obtain a degree in education for innovative activities, and improving practicing teachers’ effectiveness. A distinctive feature of the study is the fact that it applies a broad approach that allows identifying social, psychological and professional factors, including relevant interrelated groups of both objective and subjective reasons that predetermine the teachers’ resistance to innovations. The empirical research revealed a decline in the social and psychological factors’ negative effects in the recent years and a substantial moderating influence of the professional factor on teachers’ innovative activities.

scholarly journals Teachers and Interpersonal Relationships: a Question of Distance and Social Link?

K@iros ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony ORIVAL ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Link

Social distance and social link are important in the relationships between teachers and pupils. This question deserves to be examined with a sociological eye. The aim of this book chapter is to clarify the meaning of the terms (“social distance” and “social link”) and to analyze the influences of the social distance reconfigurations on the behavior of the first towards the second. Based on interviews with secondary school teachers, this chapter aims to show how do the influences of social distance reconfigurations change or not their oral language practices.

scholarly journals Understandings of the Safety in School Concept among Secondary School Teachers

2018 ◽  
pp. 271-276
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Management Responsibility ◽  
School Concept

Safety at workplace is an issue that has been growing in the social context and is becoming an increasing concern of many parties that call for the need of actions to prevent injuries and other sort of dangerous situations. Safety in school, as a workplace for many, is not only the school’s management responsibility but teachers, staff as well as the students have roles to play to ensure that schools are safe. Teachers need to have knowledge and awareness of safety in schools and embrace its related concepts as depicted by Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994).This paper reports on a qualitative study, involving interviews with20 experienced secondary school teachers from the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia. It examines the concept of safety in school from their perspectives. The interview data were analysed thematically. Among the concepts that had emerged from the analysis are safety in school as undeniably an important aspect that warrants attention from the related parties; safety in school as a condition whereby the community in the schools feel safe; and safety in schools as the awareness of being free from danger from the physical and psychosocial aspects. The results of the study provided evidence of limited conceptions of safety in school among the teachers. Hence, it indicates the need to provide teachers with relevant knowledge about matters pertaining to safety in school as described by the ministry.

Job Satisfaction, Work Centrality, Job Recognition and Acceptance as Determinants of Quality of Work-Life and Aspiration

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
NOREEN S. BUGADOR ◽  
MARY CRIS L. IPAN
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
High Level

Changing societies and economies pose novel challenges to the lives and work of secondary school teachers. These challenges affect them in various levels which include their personal, professional and aspirations in life. In the literature, this is understood as the condition of their Quality of Work-Life (QWL). The objectiveof this study is to examine the essential relationship of QWL and aspirations of secondary school teachers through a descriptive-correlation research design. The study conducted a survey which involved 118 respondents which represent 92 percent response rate. As regards aspirations, the results show that although respondents oftentimes experienced from moderate to high level of aspirations, the overall rating was high. The highest is in self-acceptance, which indicates that the most important aspirations for the respondents are to accept one’s self, having a meaningful life and effectively handle one’s self amidst problems. As for QWL, the respondents oftentimes perceived and experienced a high level of QWL. The highest is in social relevance of work, which indicates that respondents find their job to be challenging, rewarding and meaningful. In conclusion, the correlation analysis shows that there exist a significant relationship between QWL and Aspirations,which results to the rejection of the null hypothesis of this study.Keywords: Human resources management, quality of work-life, level of aspiration, secondary school teachers, Davao del Sur, Philippines

scholarly journals Determining Professional Mobility Levels of Secondary School Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Gulnara Ismailova ◽  
◽  
Alma Mamanova ◽  
Gulbarshyn Aypova ◽  
Nurgul Begaliyeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
Great Share

Education has a great share in the development of a country. Countries that invest in education are developing in all respects. There are many factors that affect education, but the most important of them is the teacher. Because other factors affecting education do not make sense without a teacher. The better the teachers are trained, the more appropriate the working conditions, the better the quality of education, and thus the establishment of a modern, peaceful country. This study aims to determine professional mobility levels of secondary school teachers. Mixed research method was used in the study. A total number of 146 teachers including 60 teachers in the control group and 86 in the experimental group participated in the study. Results confirmed the effectiveness of activities to update students’ pedagogical experiences as a necessary step in the development of professional pedagogical mobility. Results are discussed with relevant literature and recommendations for further research and practices are provided.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Perception of Secondary School Teachers in Relation to Quality Assurance of Curricular Programme of Different Educational Boards

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 309
Author(s):  
Mitesh Gala
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
International Perspectives

<p class="Body"><em>The quality assurance of secondary education helps secondary school students realize their full human potential and helps them take appropriate place in society as productive, responsible and democratic citizens. In the present day, in national and international perspectives, quality is the top of most agenda. Quality of education has significant impact and invaluable contribution to the area of development.</em></p><em>Education and academic quality can mean different things to different people, depending on their perspective, role and context and, in part because of this, quality is notoriously difficult to evaluate. The question of how to do this has been pursued for many years. Nevertheless, the goal of improving educational quality is agreed by all and stimulated further by educationist across the world.</em>

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