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What is Teacher Motivation

Redesigning Teaching, Leadership, and Indigenous Education in the 21st Century
A distinguished reasons emanating from individual teachers’ interest and values to engage in teaching, sustaining teaching and internal or external desire to engagement with the teaching profession as indicated and influenced by contextual factors.
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Teacher Motivation and Constructivist Teaching Activities in Blended Learning Environments: The Engagement Perspective
Haruni J. Machumu (Mzumbe University, Tanzania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5557-6.ch001
Abstract
University teachers' motives to engage in blended learning environments embody notable strategic aspects for knowledge construction based on individual teaching experiences and teacher education programs related to innovative hybrid pedagogy. This chapter presents blended learning teaching processes (instruction) in the context of Tanzania higher education using some data from ten higher education institutions. The chapter examines teachers' motivational factors and their engaging constructivist teaching activities in blended learning environments. Mixed methods research with exploratory research design was used to collect data from 121 teachers in six universities. The results reveal that teacher motivational factors are notable predictors of their engaging constructivist teaching activities in blended learning environments. Intrinsic motivational factor among teachers in blended learning environments is thus reinforced and suggested as university teachers aspire to enhance their engaging constructivist teaching activities.
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Curriculum Implementation and Teacher Motivation: A Theoretical Framework
Driving influences from internal (intrinsic) or external (extrinsic) forces that give teachers power to run their daily routine.
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Online Teaching Satisfaction and Technostress at Japanese Universities During Emergency Remote Teaching
A desire to make decisions and take actions as a teacher moves through their training and careers.
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