探索国际学校外籍教师的工作动机和职业选择:拥抱个人成长、专业发展和教师自主权

IF 2.6 3区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
David Bright , Ellen Heyting
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随着国际学校在全球范围内的发展,越来越多的外籍教师选择在国际学校工作。选择在国际学校工作的决定是复杂的,既有推力因素,也有拉力因素,这些因素在教师的整个职业生涯中都会发生变化。本定性研究探讨了 20 名国际学校教师的工作动机和职业选择。通过反思性的主题分析,我们在教师对其决定的叙述中发现了两个主要的主题:个人成长和职业认同。旅行、学习和个人成长这一主题捕捉到了通常与旅行和探险有关的动机,这些动机驱使他们做出了在国际上工作的决定,包括旅行和体验新文化的机会、培养全球意识以及更多地了解更广阔的世界。专业发展和教师自主权这一主题探讨了参与者的动机,即在国际学校以专业上有成就感的方式教学的机会,这往往提供了摆脱参与者本国教育系统中被认为是受限制或有限的机会的自由。本研究还探讨了教师的决策过程和动机在其职业生涯中的演变过程,揭示了教师从 最初的、略显随意的海外迁移到随后的、更具战略性的迁移的转变过程,这种迁移与对 教师专业性和自主性的更高期望是一致的。这些研究结果凸显了不断变化的个人和职业抱负的复杂相互作用,影响着教师在国际学校环境中工作的决策。这项研究为我们了解国际学校教师提供了进一步的实证支持,并对现有的国际学校教师动机类型学进行了批判性的探讨,为招聘和留住教师的策略、专业发展项目和教育政策提供了参考。
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Exploring the motivations and career choices of expatriate teachers in international schools: Embracing personal growth, professional development, and teacher autonomy

The worldwide growth of international schools has prompted increasing interest in the growing body of expatriate teachers who choose to work in them. The decision to work internationally is complex, encompassing both push and pull factors that change throughout a teacher's career. This qualitative study explores the motivations and career choices of 20 international school teachers. Through a reflexive thematic analysis, we identified two primary themes in teachers' accounts of their decisions: personal growth and professional identity. The theme of travel, learning, and personal growth captures motivations typically related to travel and adventure that drive the decision to work internationally, including the opportunity to travel and experience new cultures, develop global mindedness, and learn more about the wider world. The theme of professional development and teacher autonomy explores participants' motivations related to the opportunities to teach in ways that are professionally fulfilling in international schools, which often provide freedom from what are perceived to be constrained or limited opportunities in the educational systems of participants' home countries. The study also explores how the evolution of teachers' decision-making processes and motivations evolved throughout their careers, revealing a transition from initial, somewhat random moves overseas to subsequent, more strategic moves aligned with higher expectations around professionalism and autonomy. These findings highlight the complex interplay of changing personal and professional aspirations that influence teachers' decisions to work in international school contexts. This study offers further empirical support for our understanding of international school teachers and critically engages with existing typologies of international school teacher motivation, informing recruitment and retention strategies, professional development programs, and educational policies.

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International Journal of Educational Research
International Journal of Educational Research EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
6.20
自引率
3.10%
发文量
141
审稿时长
21 days
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Educational Research publishes regular papers and special issues on specific topics of interest to international audiences of educational researchers. Examples of recent Special Issues published in the journal illustrate the breadth of topics that have be included in the journal: Students Perspectives on Learning Environments, Social, Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Learning Disabilities, Epistemological Beliefs and Domain, Analyzing Mathematics Classroom Cultures and Practices, and Music Education: A site for collaborative creativity.
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