Dávid Smid

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


Chapter Summary

In the present chapter, I presented and discussed the results of the quantitative phase of my research project. First, I provided evidence that the seven hypothesized constructs pertaining to Hungarian pre-service English teachers’ motivation fit the data obtained from a sample of 260 students well. Second, I described the participants’ motivational profile with the help of the identified dimensions. The ambivalent picture that emerged corresponded to the findings of the qualitative studies. Third, with the help of difference tests, I showed evidence that the motivating capacity of all the undivided initial English teacher education programs nationwide declines significantly by the time students reach year 4 and year 5. Fourth, using cluster analysis, I identified three latent subgroups of Hungarian pre-service English teachers in terms of their intention to be an English teacher, which I labeled the uncommitted, the undecided, and the committed students. The validity of such a differentiation was confirmed in the case of the other measured dimensions as well. This could form a basis on which the effectiveness of pre-service English teacher education programs in Hungary could be questioned.

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

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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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