Adeyemo, Olaide V. (2024) Interplay of Job Demand-Resources, Work Engagement and Performance of Early Career and Experienced Nigerian Teachers in the Mixed-ability Classroom. Master thesis, Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Teachers experience various work pressures and job demands while teaching in the mixed ability classroom. This study explored the Job Demand-Resource (JD-R) model to understand how early career teachers (ECTs) and experienced teachers’ (ETs) experience the interplay of job demands and resources in the mixed-ability classroom in a private nursery and primary school in Nigeria. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 (8 ECTs n=8, ETs n=2) teachers and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings of the interplay of JD-R on ECTs and ETs show that teachers experience Job demands that deplete their personal resources, however, job resources, and online resources enhance their personal resources and they utilize the combination of these three kinds of resources to buffer the impact of job demands, such that they are able to remain engaged with their work and perform their role in the mixed ability classroom. Furthermore, differences observed between the two career stages indicate that ECTs are more susceptible to risk of attrition due to high job demands while they are new to differentiation and complexities of mixed-ability education. Additionally, ECTs are more likely to engage in job crafting as they seek to adapt to their new role. Both ECTs and ETs use reflection to overcome challenges and pursue improvement in their inclusive practice. Findings of this study indicate that in-service training should be prioritized to directly increase teachers’ job resources and by extension strengthen their personal resources.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Mascareno Lara, M.N. |
| Degree programme: | Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Onderwijskunde [Master Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2024 12:13 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2024 12:13 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4208 |
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