ERIC Number: EJ1361412
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 20
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Pursuing Happiness and Fulfillment at Work: The Lived Experiences of Teacher Educators in The United States and India
Shelley Fairbairn; Catherine Wilson Gillespie
Teacher Education Quarterly, v49 n2 p86-105 Spr 2022
This international comparative qualitative study builds on prior research into the lived experiences of teacher educators in the United States and India. This study focuses on the ways in which faculty in both contexts engage in Feed My Soul activities. Ten participants from each country were interviewed to better understand what kinds of activities enhanced their happiness with and fulfillment in their work. Data revealed two themes for both sets of participants: being true to yourself and making an impact. A third theme emerged only for Indian participants: connection with students. The common themes across participants in both settings are captured in a quadrant model, using being true to yourself and making an impact as the two axes. Teacher educators tended to be satisfied, happy, and/or fulfilled when they were practicing both being true to yourself and making an impact.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Teaching Experience, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Patterns, Teacher Student Relationship, Metacognition, College Faculty, Life Satisfaction, Self Concept, Self Management, Teacher Burnout
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India; United States
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