How Can We Improve Teacher’s Work Engagement? Based on Chinese Experiences

Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, the current study analysed the relationship between teachers’ perceived autonomy support and work engagement while it also explored the mediating effect of basic psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation. The study investigated 520 elementary teac...

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Autores principales:	Danhui Zhang, Jingwen He, Dingmeng Fu
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	teacher autonomy work engagement China basic psychological need motivation Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/e6bd909f40f442e3b1a839199b0dd513
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e6bd909f40f442e3b1a839199b0dd5132021-12-01T02:13:09ZHow Can We Improve Teacher’s Work Engagement? Based on Chinese Experiences1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.721450https://doaj.org/article/e6bd909f40f442e3b1a839199b0dd5132021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721450/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, the current study analysed the relationship between teachers’ perceived autonomy support and work engagement while it also explored the mediating effect of basic psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation. The study investigated 520 elementary teachers in Beijing, and we found the following: (1) teachers in different groups reported diverse senses of perceived autonomy support, in that teachers with less teaching experience as well as those with a master’s degree have a higher score regarding the perceptions of teacher autonomy; and (2) teacher autonomy can affect work engagement not only in terms of the satisfaction of basic psychological needs but also by the chain of satisfaction of basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation. Teachers with more autonomy support will have higher basic psychological need satisfaction and stronger teaching motivation, which will further enhance their work engagement.Danhui ZhangJingwen HeDingmeng FuFrontiers Media S.A.articleteacher autonomywork engagementChinabasic psychological needmotivationPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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description	Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, the current study analysed the relationship between teachers’ perceived autonomy support and work engagement while it also explored the mediating effect of basic psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation. The study investigated 520 elementary teachers in Beijing, and we found the following: (1) teachers in different groups reported diverse senses of perceived autonomy support, in that teachers with less teaching experience as well as those with a master’s degree have a higher score regarding the perceptions of teacher autonomy; and (2) teacher autonomy can affect work engagement not only in terms of the satisfaction of basic psychological needs but also by the chain of satisfaction of basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation. Teachers with more autonomy support will have higher basic psychological need satisfaction and stronger teaching motivation, which will further enhance their work engagement.
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How Can We Improve Teacher’s Work Engagement? Based on Chinese Experiences

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