ERIC Number: EJ1250565
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Publication Date: 2020
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The Influence of EFL Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction and Reflective Thinking on Their Professional Development: A Structural Equation Modeling
Safari, Ibrahim; Davaribina, Mehran; Khoshnevis, Iraj
Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, v13 n1 p27-40 2020
This research intended to examine the influence of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and reflective thinking on their professional development. Two-hundred and twelve Iranian EFL teachers from different universities, language institutes, and schools participated in the research. They were requested to answer Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale, The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, Reflective Thinking Scale, and Professional Development Questionnaire as the main data collection instruments. The questionnaires were submitted in three different ways: email, social networks and in person. Structural Equation Modeling on SPSS AMOS version 24 was employed to examine the hypothesized model of relationships. This model was confirmed following the application of the modification indices suggested by the software (Normal chi-square=3.6; RMSEA=0.03; RMR=0.02; GFI=0.93; AGFI=0.90; NFI=0.92; CFI=0.93; IFI=0.93). The findings showed significant internal correlations between all the latent variables along with their sub-scales. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis showed that self-efficacy and job satisfaction positively predicted professional development, with self-efficacy exerting more predictive power compared to job satisfaction. It was further found that not only did reflective thinking not predict professional development, but, conversely, it was partly predicted by professional development. Pedagogical implications of the study have been discussed.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Correlation, Social Networks, Structural Equation Models, Questionnaires, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Reflection, Faculty Development, Electronic Mail, Comparative Analysis, Language Teachers, Prediction, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Lateral Dominance
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6 - Suchdol 165 00, Czech Republic. e-mail: editor@eriesjournal.com; Web site: https://www.eriesjournal.com/index.php/eries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
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