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The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education
Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94394 The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education Ebersohn, L. (Liesel) Graham, Marien Alet u19244763@tuks.co.za Aluko, Folake Ruth Mohapi, Selinah Matshidiso UCTD Teacher professional development Teacher resilience Challenged context Distance education In-service teachers Sustainable development goals (SDGs) SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-04 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-03 Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023 This exploratory survey study aimed to contribute to knowledge on teacher resilience given contextual challenges synonymous with a Global South, South African context. Guided by the Social Ecologies of Resilience Theory (SERT), the study focused on traits (emotion, professionalism, motivation, sense of coherence, self-efficacy, teacher efficacy) and the contextual dimension relevant to teacher resilience given the particular setting. The study purposively sampled extant survey data (ENTRÉE-adapted survey, TRQ) of 602 teachers enrolled for distance education. Employing both descriptive and inferential statistics alongside reliability and validity analyses, the study investigated the underlying variable structure of the TRQ, revealing its robustness within the setting of in-service teachers enrolled for professional development. Results further indicated that perceived teacher resilience in the high-adversity South African space is notably high. In a space of relentless and multifarious challenges teacher resilience is enabled by the following traits intrinsic motivation, a strong belief in social cohesion within their professional community, elevated teacher efficacy, confidence in professional skills (particularly communication), motivation to inspire hope, reliance on personal competence and collegial support, emotional competence for balancing teaching motivation with life's challenges, and a strong self-efficacy belief stemming from past experiences. Conversely, traits constraining teacher resilience given this setting included aversion to obstacles, difficulty in perspective- taking, reduced confidence in conflict resolution, susceptibility to taking incidents personally, and challenges in bouncing back from setbacks. UP Bursary Educational Psychology MEd (Educational Psychology) Restricted Faculty of Education 2024-02-09T05:25:21Z 2024-02-09T05:25:21Z 2024-04-06 2023 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94394 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25133528 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Teacher professional development Teacher resilience Challenged context Distance education In-service teachers Sustainable development goals (SDGs) SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-04 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-03 The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| title | The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| title_full | The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| title_fullStr | The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| title_full_unstemmed | The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| title_short | The resilience of in-service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| title_sort | resilience of in service teachers enrolled in distance education |
| topic | UCTD Teacher professional development Teacher resilience Challenged context Distance education In-service teachers Sustainable development goals (SDGs) SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-04 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-03 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94394 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25133528 |