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Saboori, Fahime; Pishghadam, Reza – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
The aim of the present study was to explore burnout among Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers within Hofstede's cultural framework. To this end, first multiple correspondence analysis was run, and the results of which revealed a significant relationship between the cultural dimensions and the burnout components. Next, multiple…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Pishghadam, Reza; Saboori, Fahime; Samavarchi, Laila; Hassanzadeh, Tahereh – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
The present study pursued two goals: first, to construct and validate a masculinity/femininity scale (MFS); and second, to reveal and compare the dominant gender identity of English, Arabic, and Persian teachers. Regarding the first goal, a 30- item gender identity scale was designed and, using the data collected from 300 junior high school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Identity, Language Teachers, Masculinity
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Sadeghi, Karim; Amani, Javad; Mahmudi, Hojjat – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2013
The aim of this research was to study the effect of organizational culture on job satisfaction among teachers using a structural equation modeling approach. Hofstede's (1980) dimensions of culture (masculinity/femininity, uncertainty avoidance, collectivism/individualism, and power distance) were used to inform the theoretical framework. For this…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction, Secondary School Teachers, Structural Equation Models
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Sadeghi, Karim; Saribagloo, Javad Amani; Aghdam, Samad Hanifepour; Mahmoudi, Hojjat – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
This study was conducted with the aim of testing the technology acceptance model and the impact of Hofstede cultural values (masculinity/femininity, uncertainty avoidance, individualism/collectivism, and power distance) on computer technology acceptance among teachers at Urmia city (Iran) using the structural equation modeling approach. From among…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Social Values, Teacher Attitudes
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Karami, Roya; Ismail, Maimunah; Sail, Rahim Md. – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2011
This article examines the relationship between gender identity and career aspirations of a group of Iranian international postgraduate students studying at a Malaysian public university. This study uses the Farmer's Achievement Motivation Theory and Astin's Sociopsychological Model of Career Choice as theoretical framework. The data were collected…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Career Choice, Sexual Identity, English (Second Language)