scholarly journals Attracting Prospective STEM Teachers Using Realistic Job Previews: A Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Klassen ◽  
Helen Granger ◽  
Lisa Bardach
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Experienced Teacher ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Realistic Job Previews ◽  
Job Previews ◽  
The Uk

Attracting the best possible applicants into initial teacher education (ITE) programmes has been a long-standing challenge in the UK and internationally, and the situation is especially urgent in STEM-related subjects. The purpose of this article is to report the development and implementation of an online teacher attraction intervention—realistic job previews (RJPs)—based on person-environment (and person-vocation) fit theory. Study 1 reports the online administration of an RJP consisting of four animated classroom scenarios requiring participant responses, followed by experienced teacher feedback and a tailored fit message to 111 university students in STEM-related fields. Results showed a significant relationship between RJP performance and interest in a teaching career, even after controlling for prior career intentions (i.e., intentions to pursue a career in teaching). Study 2 reports findings from individual interviews with 14 university students studying STEM-related subjects on the factors contributing to career-decision making, especially regarding teaching as a career. The 16 codes were distilled into three themes: the role of personal reflection, critical influences on career decisions, and patterns of change. We conclude with suggestions for implementation of RJPs as a supplement to current attraction and recruitment approaches.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF PRAGMATIC MARKERS IN ACADEMIC SPOKEN INTERLANGUAGE: A CORPUS-BASED STUDY OF A GROUP OF BRAZILIAN EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Diacrítica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-226
Author(s):  
Bárbara Malveira Orfanò ◽  
Ana Larissa Adorno Marciotto Oliveira ◽  
Spencer Barbosa da Silva
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Spoken English ◽  
Pragmatic Markers ◽  
Initial Hypothesis ◽  
Varied Range ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
The Uk

!e present work addresses a group of university students of EFL (English as aForeign Language) on how they use pragmatic markers in their oral productions.!e initial hypothesis was that there would be di"erences both in usage and formin comparison to native speakers. In order to verify our claim, we set o" to investigatetwo corpora: a learner oral corpus being compiled at the Federal University ofMinas Gerais/Brazil and a sub-corpus from the British Academic Spoken English(BASE). While Brazilian students overuse items such as maybe and just, the datarecorded in the UK displayed a more varied range of markers and multiword forms.Overall, the #ndings reinforce the importance of analyzing empirical data for abroader understanding of how native speakers and learners can di"er in their oralacademic production. !e paper also sheds light on language teaching and learningin the academic setting from a pragmatic viewpoint.

scholarly journals Do Employees Perform Creatively if Provided with Better Facilities from Organizations? Evidence from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-96
Author(s):  
Fahad Javed Baig ◽  
Fasiha Nargis ◽  
Muhammad Umair Ashraf ◽  
Muhammad Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Realistic Job Previews ◽  
Job Previews ◽  
Performance Based Pay ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

The employees’ need of appreciation emerges in the form of rewards, empowerment and training, the supply of which fuels up performance of employees gaining indirectly by the organization through the interactive organizational practices grooming their skills which is tested and hypothesized many times. This study contributes by taking into account the inclusion of Creative Performance along with the other tested performance levels and also tests the mediating role of Work Engagement in the established relationships. This study helps in establishing this unique relationship observing the role of mediation also. The effects are analyzed with SPSS (21) and AMOS with Structural Equation modeling. Data is gathered from frontline employees of 06 cities of the Bahawalpur Division in Pakistan. The results show that rewards, empowerment and training foster Work Engagement that in turn elevates levels of Performance of Hotel Industry employees. The findings of this study will rebound to the benefit of the organizations regarding the success factors of their employees at workplace as they can get novelty of service ideas through employees. Its implementation will ultimately result in HR techniques to be adopted to achieve higher levels of performance in future. There are many other High-Performance tools like, Realistic Job Previews, Innovation Programs and Performance based Pay. Future studies can be conducted to assess the impact of these factors also. In addition, some psychological constructs may be included to enhance its area of application and know underlying reasons of divert behaviors. There are many other High-Performance tools like, Realistic Job Previews, Innovation Programs and Performance based Pay. Future studies can be conducted to assess the impact of these factors.

scholarly journals Curiosity killed the SAT: The role of research in redirecting performativity in initial teacher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Julian Stern
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Assessment Tests ◽  
Standard Assessment ◽  
Performance Drivers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Some see research as an esoteric, other-worldly, practice only to be completed by those unable to do anything ‘real’. Others – including some academics working in universities – see it as ‘just another thing to do’, a burden on already overworked staff, used as an excuse to set even more performance goals. Within initial teacher education, the challenges of research are often exacerbated by the performance and audit pressures related to professional standards. Nevertheless, some teacher education programmes have given research a central place, with students being systematically trained in action research or research-rich reflective practice – as in the Oxford internship scheme in the UK or the ACE scheme in Israel. Other programmes are described as ‘research-informed’, or as ‘drawing on’ (rather than participating in) research. But debates on the relationship between research and teacher education have rarely portrayed the direct link between academic staff, students of initial teacher education, and school pupils, as researchers. This chapter links the activities of all three groups, through the process of research. It focuses on the virtue of curiosity: the drive to discover, to make sense of the world, common to all people. Teacher education that is driven by curiosity will in turn be modelling the curiosity to be promoted in schools. Encouraging curiosity is a way of undermining or redirecting the performativity so well represented by chasing exam results, such as the UK's SATs (Standard Assessment Tests for 7-, 11- and 14-year-olds) or the USA's SAT (Scholastic Assessment Tests for 18-year-olds). Hence, curiosity can be used in such a way as to kill the power of SATs and other external performance-drivers, and can help return teacher education to a more holistic and virtuous practice.

Student Perceptions of Subject SelectionLittle research has longitudinally tracked high school students' career decisions or evaluated the role of school services and information resources in assisting students with this process. This project, initiated by the Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority Queensland in 1995, examines influences on individual student decision-making over time, from the perspective of students who are negotiating their future, starting with the selection of subjects for senior school. Students from a sample of representative schools took part in three phases of focus group and individual interviews spanning Years 10 and 11. Preliminary analysis of the qualitative data revealed consistent themes, highlighting personal (e.g. keeping options open, likes and dislikes), social (family and friends, extracurricular experiences, school-related issues) and environmental (rurality and remoteness, gender) influences on students' decisions. Interviews with students in their final year of schooling and after completing senior school will further inform how students make decisions about post-school options and careers beyond subject selection for Years 11 and 12.

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Sonja Whiteley ◽  
Janet Porter
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Services ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Subject Selection ◽  
Gender Influences

A Note on the Effectiveness of Flextime as an Organizational Intervention

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ronald Buckley ◽  
Diane C. Kicza ◽  
Nancy Crane
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Organizational Intervention ◽  
Simple Process ◽  
Realistic Expectation ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Realistic Job Previews ◽  
Job Previews ◽  
Research Studies

It has been suggested that managers of organizations believe that the implementation of flextime can influence outcomes ranging from job satisfaction and morale to relations with co-workers and spouses. Specifically, managers assume that implementing flextime is a simple process and that productivity will be increased due to its implementation. The purpose of this paper is to propose that the advantages which are commonly associated with the implementation of a flextime system have not been found in research studies on flextime. It is proposed that if an organization decides to implement flextime, it should be done so with the realistic expectation that it will not magically cure existing problems not previously addressed by those who make decisions in the organization. In addition, the role of managers in flextime implementation is discussed: managers must assist with the employees' adjustment to a flextime schedule by administering programs such as realistic job previews and, at a minimum, they should seek an awareness of the potential positive and negative outcomes which may occur with the implementation of a flextime program.

scholarly journals Effects of the Realistic Job Previews on Employees Job Satisfaction and Met Expectations

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Sarwat Bashir ◽  
Nadeem Ahmed Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Realistic Job Preview ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Realistic Job Previews ◽  
Job Previews ◽  
Recruitment And Selection ◽  
Realistic Information ◽  
Met Expectations

Realistic job preview (RJP) is the presentation of information both positive and negative given to the prospective employee about the job and the organization. The information provided is aimed to give the realistic image of the organization. The role of the information flow is to arrive at a stage where the expectations of the employee and the applicant match. It is being argued that employees who are given RJP’s during the recruitment and selection process have higher job satisfaction. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the relationships between realistic job previews and employee job satisfaction in the organizations. Job satisfaction has been conceptualized with the expectations of an employee. The survey was conducted by using closed-end structured questionnaires from the employees working in telecommunication and banking sectors in Pakistan. A total of 224 questionnaires were received. Correlation and ANOVA were used to determine the relationship between the variables. The outcome indicates that there is a significant positive relationship between the realistic information provided to the employees at the time of recruitment and job satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Role Of Realistic Job Previews And Expectation Lowering Procedures For Expatriate Managers

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Harvey ◽  
M. Ronald Buckley ◽  
Milorad M. Novicevic
Keyword(s):  
Realistic Job Previews ◽  
Job Previews ◽  
Expatriate Managers

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