Moving on in the New Normal: A Mixed Methods Study Among Men and Women in the Teaching Profession
Rosana S. Abundo
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
Teaching as a profession is about inspiring and motivating students to realize
and exceed their potential, hence the greatest teachers have devoted their lives
in inspiring and empowering their students to become good human beings.
Nevertheless, men and women in the teaching profession are challenged with
the various functions they have to perform especially during the new normal
landscape in education, hence motivation to work is at stake. This sequential
explanatory mixed methods study delved into the work motivation of 119 men
and women in the Catanduanes State University. The quantitative results
revealed a high level of motivation along aspects of self-determination theory
but with no significant difference between the sexes. Moreover, qualitative
results specifically capture the experiences of the men and women in the
teaching profession. They are motivated by their innate drive for teaching, drive
for comfort and security as well as drive for competence. Both the results of the
two phases of the study characterized work motivation to be highly considered
in policy formulation and management planning of the university. Mixing the
quantitative and qualitative results recommends that the findings may be highly
considered in the policy formulation and management planning of the university
along faculty development.
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