Teachers’ Motivation in the Classroom

Exploring teachers’ motivation to teach: A multisite study on the associations with the work climate, students’ motivation, and teaching approaches

“…Despite the demanding tasks involved in clinical teaching, teachers’ motivation has been an understudied area in health professions education as well as in general educational research 1,30 . Our study, therefore, adds to the literature in this aspect showing support for the hypothesized model.…”

“…In their day‐by‐day work, dental or other faculty in a leadership position may support colleagues’ basic psychological needs in different ways. Research from an educational and business perspective points at supervisors being explicit on the reasons for their decision‐making; facilitating resources for professional and pedagogical development; providing feedback and appraisal on teaching practices; providing teachers with choices on how to manage their administrative workload and on how to plan their teaching sessions; and providing instances to know and collaborate with other faculty members in order to foster a sense of community of teaching practice 1,15 …”

“…Teaching in dentistry is a challenging task, where clinicians are expected to teach and are accountable for patient safety during students’ training; however, they are also expected to lead, manage, and act as motivators with their students. In this sense, teachers’ own motivation to teach plays a vital role in students’ learning experiences 1 . Recent literature has shown that teachers’ interpersonal style and feedback may contribute to enhance students’ motivation toward their studies and promote aspects such as deep learning, positive emotions, and better performance 2‐5 .…”

“…Therefore, highly motivated teachers may be more likely to develop a learning climate which supports students’ optimal motivation 6,7 . Educational research, however, has mostly focused on students’ motivation, paying little attention to teachers’ motivation and the crucial role it has on the reasons why clinicians teach, how they experience their teaching role, and how this influences students’ learning 1 …”

“…Previous research in other educational domains has identified contextual factors from teachers’ work environment that impact their motivation through the satisfaction or frustration of their basic psychological needs 1 . These include factors such as the relationship established between teachers and supervisors, and how teachers perceive students' behavior and motivation toward their courses 15,16 .…”