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Harris, Jamelia (2020) If you can’t do teach : exploring short-termism in the teaching profession. International Journal of Educational Research, 99 . 101519. doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2019.101519 ISSN 0883-0355.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.101519
Abstract
This paper focuses on teacher motivation, and links short-term attitudes and behaviour among teachers to education quality. Using Sierra Leone as a case study, the data shows an overwhelming tendency for university graduates to use the teaching profession as a short-term option or stepping-stone to more desirable career paths. The paper thus hypothesises that in cases where teaching is viewed and utilised as a temporary undertaking, such short-termism negatively affects teacher performance, and ultimately student outcomes. Taken together, the physical presence and educational level of teachers are necessary conditions, but emotional and mental presence and commitment are also crucial factors in improving education quality. The paper thus offers a new interpretation which links teacher motivation and education quality.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Teacher morale, Teachers -- Job satisfaction, Teachers -- Professional relationships, Teacher turnover, Motivation in education, Teachers -- Selection and appointment, Teachers -- Recruiting , Part-time employment -- | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Educational Research | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon Press | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0883-0355 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 99 | ||||||||
| Article Number: | 101519 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijer.2019.101519 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 6 January 2020 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 June 2021 | ||||||||
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