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Godfrey Mutesasira; Newlin Marongwe – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
The sudden eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the performance of employees and had an impact on their psychological wellness. Its gravity and forceful nature disrupted and activated emotions of demotivation in employees which requires managers to use motivation as a tool for stimulating the high performance of employees in any…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Rural Schools, Motivation Techniques
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Oben, James Ako; van Rooyen, Annelien – Accounting Education, 2023
The extended social cognitive career theory (SCCT) suggests that career intentions are influenced by person inputs, background contextual affordances, learning experiences, self-efficacy expectations and outcome expectations, as well as satisfaction and well-being in academic and work settings. The main purpose of the current study was to examine…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Career Choice, Rural Schools, High School Students
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Johan Botha; Molly Fuller – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2024
This article presents the results of research into teachers' views on power and control as exercised by secondary school principals at the schools where they are employed. In South African schools, many principals' use of their power and control has a negative impact on teachers' motivation, job satisfaction, and overall well-being. The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Principals
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Mohammed, I.; Abdulai, R. – African Educational Research Journal, 2022
This study examines factors affecting teachers' motivation at secondary schools in the Elliotdale Circuit. The research approach adopted was qualitative. The design used was a case study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample size of twenty-two (22) respondents, which comprised principals, teachers, subject advisors and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Motivation, Barriers
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Gelderblom, Helene; Matthee, Machdel; Hattingh, Marié; Weilbach, Lizette – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
E-textbooks are often considered as having several advantages over printed textbooks. However, research shows conflicting results regarding school learners' satisfaction with e-textbooks. In South Africa a particular e-book platform, EduBook for e-textbooks, is currently used in 170 schools across the country. In this study the satisfaction and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Intention, Academic Persistence, Textbooks
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Mokgolo, Manasseh Morongoa; Dikotla, Maoka Andries – South African Journal of Education, 2022
With the study reported on here we aimed to explore the relationship between situational determinants of teachers' perceptions of organisational politics in some public high schools in the KwaZulu-Natal province. We adopted a crossregional survey design and convenience sampling to study teachers (n = 301) at public high schools in all 10 districts…
Descriptors: Correlation, Job Satisfaction, School Administration, Faculty Development
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Matla, Shabe Jonas; Xaba, Mgadla Ike – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the levels of the job satisfaction of teachers at historically disadvantaged secondary schools and to determine the correlation effects among job satisfaction dimensions as they relate to these teachers. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative survey design using Spector's Job Satisfaction…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Correlation
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Ayodele Abosede Ogegbo; Umesh Ramnarain; Joseph Krajcik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Inquiry-Based Teaching Practice (IBTP) is an essential component of science education, and promoting its implementation is at the heart of various reform efforts. Even though science teachers regard IBTP as an essential pedagogical method, they rarely use it for various reasons. This study utilizes Bronfenbrenner's ecological framework to examine…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Uleanya, Chinaza; Uleanya, Mofoluwake Oluwadamilola; Naidoo, Gedala Mulliah; Rugbeer, Yasmin – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2021
Career choice involves the selection of one occupation over another. It is very important as it gives people focus on what career to follow. However, a lack of adequate information on career choice is capable of negatively influencing career choices. Hence, this study examines the significance of the adequate information on career choice among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Career Choice, College Freshmen
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Van der Vyver, C. P.; Kok, Me T.; Conley, L. N. – Perspectives in Education, 2020
Challenges and changes in the South African education system could have an impact on teachers' professional wellbeing, which, in turn, results in changes in teacher retention rates. The leadership of the school principal directly influences teachers' experience of professional wellbeing. Some research focuses on teacher wellbeing and plenty of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Well Being, Quality of Working Life, Job Satisfaction
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Mokgwathi, Mathelela Steyn; Graham, Marien Alet; Fraser, William – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The study investigated the relationship between South African Grade 9 teachers' and learners' perceptions and attitudes with their mathematics achievement. The study used a secondary analysis of the TIMSS 2015 mathematics data, guided by the conceptual framework model of Scheerens (2000). The quantitative data collected through teachers' and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Grade 9, Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes
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Abubakar, Amina; van de Vijver, Fons; Alonso-Arbiol, Itziar; He, Jia; Adams, Byron; Aldhafri, Said; Aydinli-Karakulak, Arzu; Arasa, Josephine; Boer, Diana; Celenk, Ozgur; Dimitrova, Radosveta; Ferreira, Maria Cristina; Fischer, Ronald; Mbebeb, Fomba Emmanuel; Frías, María Teresa; Fresno, Andrés; Gillath, Omri; Harb, Charles; Handani, Penny; Hapunda, Given; Kamble, Shanmukh; Kosic, Marianna; Looh, Joseph Lah; Mazrui, Lubna; Mendia, Rafael Emilio; Murugami, Margaret; Mason-Li, Mei; Pandia, Weny Savitry; Perdomo, Cristina; Schachner, Maja; Sim, Samantha; Spencer, Rosario; Suryani, Angela; Tair, Ergyul – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
There is hardly any cross-cultural research on the measurement invariance of the Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scales (BMSLSS). The current article evaluates the measurement invariance of the BMSLSS across cultural contexts. This cross-sectional study sampled 7,739 adolescents and emerging adults in 23 countries. A multi-group…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Attitude Measures, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Maforah, Tsholofelo Paulinah – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2015
The study aims to test the validity of process theories on the job satisfaction of previously disadvantaged Secondary School principals in the North West province. A mixed-method approach consisting of both quantitative and qualitative methods was used for the study. A questionnaire was administered during the quantitative phase with a sample that…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Secondary Schools, Principals, Disadvantaged
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Fourie, Mandi; Deacon, Elmari – South African Journal of Education, 2015
In order to identify specific, shared sources of meaning and mechanisms with which individuals attempt to make meaning, the objectives of this study were to explore the way in which secondary school teachers perceive, conceptualise and attain meaning in their work. A qualitative design with a phenomenological strategy was used with a convenience…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Secondary School Teachers, Phenomenology, Semi Structured Interviews
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Jantjies, Mmaki; Joy, Mike – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
Multilingual classrooms in developing countries are often challenged by a lack of digital resources and technology which supports their multilingual learning process. "Code-switching" is a phenomenon common to multilingual schools where learners are taught in a language which is not their first language. In these environments,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Mathematics Education, Code Switching (Language)
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