Prospective teachers' future time perspective and professional plans about teaching: The mediating role of academic optimism
Yükleniyor...
Dosyalar
Tarih
2012
Yazarlar
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This study aimed to examine the mediating role of prospective teachers' academic optimism in the relationship between their future time perspective and professional plans about teaching. A total of 396 prospective teachers voluntarily participated in the study. Correlation, regression, and structural equation modeling analyses were conducted in order to examine the mediating role of academic optimism. Results demonstrated that the relationships between future time perspective and planned effort, planned persistence, and professional development aspirations were significantly and fully mediated by academic optimism: whereas the relationship between future time perspective and leadership aspirations was not. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Motivation, Teacher, Career, Future, Optimism
Kaynak
Teaching And Teacher Education
WoS Q Değeri
Q1
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
28
Sayı
1
