Dávid Smid

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


The Current Research Design

My research project adopts a mixed-methods research design. This means that I sought confirmation for my research results both via the integration of multiple perspectives as well as that of multiple types of data. The rationale behind the selection of a mixed-methods research design was my research niche, aims, and questions, which is indicative of a pragmatist worldview (Creswell, 2007; Creswell & Clark, 2011; Dörnyei, 2007). More specifically, since the motivation of Hungarian pre-service English teachers seemed to be an underexplored topic, triangulating the research results gained from different methods, and thus, achieving a more valid picture of the target construct were essential (Dörnyei, 2007).

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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