Reflection of Teacher Educator's Professionalism on Prospective Teachers
Reflection of teacher’s own professionalism matters so the present study aimed to evaluate the reflection of teacher educator’s professionalism on their students. The survey was conducted to collect data by using two self-developed questionnaires one for teacher educators and others for prospective teachers. A sample of 155 teacher educators and 200 prospective teachers participated in this study randomly selected from one general university of Islamabad and seven universities of Punjab province. Analyses revealed that prospective teachers were highly reflecting professional attitude, professional practice and professional confidence while less professional commitment, professional ethics, and professional knowledge and competence. Teacher educators showed high level of professional commitment, professional leadership and supportive culture whereas less professional practice, professional ethics and professional knowledge and competence. Nevertheless, the prospective teachers were not properly acquiring teacher educator’s professionalism. Findings may be used in teacher education programs to enhance professionalism through organization of continuous professional development practices
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Teacher Professionalism, Reflection, Teacher Educators, Prospective Teachers, Teacher Education programs
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(1) Asma Khizar Khizar
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Nadeem Anwar
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Mushtaq Ahmad Malik
Assistant Professor, Department of Education,University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Professionalism as a Moral Code of Secondary School Teachers
Teachers are given a moral code and expected to follow the ethics while working in institutions. Monitoring authorities are responsible for observing the school teachers’ enactment of the professional code and take action against delinquents. The present study investigates professionalism as a moral code of secondary school teachers by a survey of their perceptions. A questionnaire and observation sheet were used as data collection tools. The sample of the study was forty schools and 120 teachers from Bahawalpur District in Pakistan chosen through multistage sampling. Results through mean comparison using a paired t- test indicated that the majority of teachers had insight about professionalism but did not practice it. It is therefore recommended that education departments should utilize this aspect in their teachers and deploy special mechanisms for the practice of professionalism.
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Professionalism, Moral Code, Teachers' Insight, Teachers' Practices, Secondary School Teachers
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(1) Naseer Ahmad Shahid
PhD Scholar,Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Nasreen Akhter
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Shahzadi Iqra Naz Malik
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur,Punjab, Pakistan.
Classroom Observation: Linking Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development in TESOL
This study examines the impact of increasingly challenging nature of classroom observation as part of teacher evaluation in English Language Teaching (ELT). This paper highlights the complex nature of evaluative classroom observation systems in various educational contexts. It also considers various issues that embody the challenging nature of classroom observation and teacher evaluation in connection to the professional development of teachers. In a small-scale study of Teaching of English to the Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) professionals in Saudi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context, it adopts an interpretive approach and utilizes semi-structured interviews to collect data. The results, presented in four major themes provide a detailed account of teachers’ perceptions of the role of classroom observation in their professional learning and development. However, this development has not occurred due to the observation as a tool to elevate teaching and learning standards, alternatively, the managerial demands and the fear of being fired or transferred to remote campuses have stimulated teachers to develop professionally and offset this challenge. Despite their personal drive to professionalize themselves in a collaborative and professional culture, the challenge of observation still prevails owing to the teachers’ lack of autonomy and some insufficiently trained observers’ subjective approach.
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Teacher Professionalism, Professional Development, Classroom Observation, Teacher Evaluation
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(1) Sayyed Rashid Shah
Lecturer in English, English Language Institute, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
(2) Roohul Amin
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Hussain Ahmad
Lecturer in English, English Language Institute, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Examining the Role of Teachers' Professionalism in Mitigating Aggressive Behavior among University-Level Resilient Students
The study focused on investigating the role of teachers' professionalism in mitigating aggressive behavior among university-level resilient students. The quantitative survey design was followed to conduct this study. The study sample consisted of 237 students with MPhil and PhD degrees (Edu). Three tools (The Brief Resilience Scale, the Aggression Questionnaire, and the Teachers Professionalism Scale) were used in this quantitative study to collect data. Tools were converted to Google Forms and disseminated for data collection. Data were analyzed by utilizing descriptive (percentage, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation, and Hays Process macro mediation analysis model-4). Results revealed that university students were normally resilient and, there was a significant moderating role of the resilience of students on the relationship between teachers' professionalism and the aggressive behavior of students. The study indicates that university teachers necessitate more interventions to enhance the resilience of graduate students and decrease the level of aggression.
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Aggressive Behavior, Teachers’ Professionalism, University Students’ Resilience
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(1) Muhammad Shokat Zaman
PhD Scholar, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Khalid Saleem
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.