Title of article :
EFL Teachers’ Professional Development, Job Satisfaction, and Reflective Thinking: A Structural Equation Modeling
Author/Authors :
Safari ، Ibrahim Department of English Language - Imam Hossein Comprehensive University , Davaribina ، Mehran Department of English Language - Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch
From page :
111
To page :
132
Abstract :
The demand for learning English as a foreign language has significantly heightened the need to recruit efficient teachers. Related literature confirms the lack of studies on teacher characteristics that can affect their job satisfaction. This study aimed to study the relationship between Iranian EFL teachers’ professional development, job satisfaction, and reflective thinking. One hundred and fifty nine teachers from different universities, language institutes, and schools wer e requested to answer the professional development questionnaire, the Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire, and reflective thinking scale as the main data collection instruments. These questionnaires were given in three different ways: in person, email, and social networks. Structural Equation Modeling was used to examine the hypothesized model of associations. This model was confirmed following the application of the modification indices proposed by the software (Normal chisquare = 3.4; RMSEA =.03; RMR =.02; GFI =.94; AGFI =.91; NFI =.94; CFI =.94; IFI =.94). The findings showed that there were significant internal correlations between all the latent variables and their subscales. Furthermore, findings of multiple regression analysis revealed that professional development and reflective thinking positively predicted job satisfaction, with professional development exerting more predictive power compared to reflective thinking. Pedagogical implications of the results have been discussed.
Keywords :
Job satisfaction , Professional Development , Reflective Thinking , Structural Equation Modeling
Journal title :
Applied Research on English Language
Journal title :
Applied Research on English Language
Record number :
2709114
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