Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/10287
Title: Why do I teach? teachers' instrumental and prosocial motivation predict teaching quality across East and West
Authors: Dr. NALIPAY Ma. Jenina N. 
King, Ronnel B. 
Yeung, Susanna S. S. 
Chai, Ching Sing 
Jong, Morris Siu Yung 
Issue Date: 2023
Source: British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023, vol. 93(2), pp. 453-466.
Journal: British Journal of Educational Psychology 
Abstract: Background Individuals pursue teaching careers for numerous reasons, such as for instrumental or prosocial purposes. Aims This study examined the personal (instrumental motivation) and social (prosocial motivation) utility of teaching as predictors of teaching quality in terms of clarity of instruction, classroom management, and cognitive activation. Sample We used data from the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018, which included 50,595 teachers from 1252 schools in 10 countries and regions. Methods We performed a series of regression analyses to test a model of instrumental and prosocial motivation to predict three indicators of teaching quality (clarity of instruction, classroom management, and cognitive activation) while controlling for demographic characteristics (age, sex, educational level, and teaching experience). We examined this model in countries and regions from Eastern (Japan, Korea, Singapore, Shanghai and Taipei) and Western (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America) cultures. Results Results demonstrated that instrumental motivation predicted clarity of instruction in the East and classroom management in both the East and West; prosocial motivation, however, was a more consistent predictor of all indicators of teaching quality, except classroom management in the West, across cultures. Conclusion Teachers' prosocial motivation to benefit others and contribute to society must be considered to understand teaching quality across various cultural contexts. Implications for theory, practice and policy are discussed.
Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/10287
ISSN: 2044-8279
0007-0998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12568
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