Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

While there have been many studies on what motivates students, research regarding motivating factors for teachers, particularly those that are expatriates, is limited. The lack of research in this area gave rise to this case study completed in a private English medium school in Sharjah, United Arab...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Carson, Lori Diane (author)
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expatriate teachers
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
foreign teachers
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description While there have been many studies on what motivates students, research regarding motivating factors for teachers, particularly those that are expatriates, is limited. The lack of research in this area gave rise to this case study completed in a private English medium school in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, a country whose education system lies almost entirely in the hands of foreign teachers. What motivates the expatriate staff as teachers, which groups of teachers are the most satisfied, and what factors motivate staff to remain teachers are explored. This study found several reasons expatriates come to the UAE: salaries without taxes, unemployment in their home countries, or spouses employed in the UAE. Others trained in other professions initially came to the UAE for different jobs, and then later became hired as teachers. Teachers participating in this study reported their main motivations for teaching as being primarily intrinsic, with more women than men stating their satisfaction with teaching. Also reporting greater satisfaction with teaching were those who initially wanted to be teachers and those with 5 or more years of professional teaching experience.
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spelling Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCarson, Lori Dianeteacher motivationexpatriate teachersUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)foreign teachersWhile there have been many studies on what motivates students, research regarding motivating factors for teachers, particularly those that are expatriates, is limited. The lack of research in this area gave rise to this case study completed in a private English medium school in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, a country whose education system lies almost entirely in the hands of foreign teachers. What motivates the expatriate staff as teachers, which groups of teachers are the most satisfied, and what factors motivate staff to remain teachers are explored. This study found several reasons expatriates come to the UAE: salaries without taxes, unemployment in their home countries, or spouses employed in the UAE. Others trained in other professions initially came to the UAE for different jobs, and then later became hired as teachers. Teachers participating in this study reported their main motivations for teaching as being primarily intrinsic, with more women than men stating their satisfaction with teaching. Also reporting greater satisfaction with teaching were those who initially wanted to be teachers and those with 5 or more years of professional teaching experience.The British University in Dubai (BUiD)2013-11-18T07:08:44Z2013-11-18T07:08:44Z2013-05Dissertationapplication/pdf110094http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/402enoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/4022021-11-09T13:35:29Z
spellingShingle Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Carson, Lori Diane
teacher motivation
expatriate teachers
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
foreign teachers
title Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_full Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_fullStr Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_full_unstemmed Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_short Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_sort Teacher Motivation: A Case Study on What Motivates Expatriate Teachers at an English Medium Private School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
topic teacher motivation
expatriate teachers
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
foreign teachers
url http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/402