Dávid Smid

Toward an Understanding of Pre-Service English Teachers’ Motivation: The Case of Hungary


Research Design and Research Methods

This research project investigates Hungarian pre-service English teachers’ motivation with an exploratory focus. To reiterate, my empirical inquiry was guided by two main aims: (a) to identify and describe the constructs pertaining to Hungarian pre-service English teachers’ motivation, and (b) to explain how the emerging constructs relate to their motivation. To these ends, I formulated the following research questions: (a) What constructs emerge in connection with Hungarian pre-service English teachers’ motivation?, (b) How can Hungarian pre-service English teachers’ motivation be explained with the help of the emerging constructs? In this chapter, first, I explain the rationale behind adopting a mixed-method research design and describe its features. Then, I present the applied research methods and justify their selection. Finally, I discuss some ethical issues underlying the research process and provide a summary of my steps taken toward ensuring the quality of the present investigation.

Toward an Understanding of Pre-Service English Teachers’ Motivation: The Case of Hungary

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2022

ISBN: 978 963 454 818 8

In this monograph, the findings of a mixed-methods, multi-perspective empirical study targeting the motivation of Hungarian pre-service English teachers are presented and discussed. When it comes to the Hungarian context, the importance of the topic is indicated by issues, such as the ongoing workforce shortage in the public education sector and the latest reforming of the initial teacher education system. The present investigation sheds light on the complexity of Hungarian pre-service English teachers’ motivation, which was found to be a bipartite construct interrelated with cognitive, emotional, and social processes. It also offers insights into the motivating capacity of the undivided pre-service English teacher education program as well as the extent to which the initial teacher education system is effective with respect to its student recruitment policy. As such, this monograph might be beneficial to researchers, university instructors, mentor teachers, and educational policymakers alike.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/smid-toward-an-understanding-of-pre-service-english-teachers-motivation-the-case-of-hungary//

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