Lost in Research: Educators' Attitudes towards Research and Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Kostoulas, Achilleas; Babic, Sonja; Glettler, Christiana; Karner, Andrea; Mercer, Sarah; Seidl, Eva
Titel	Lost in Research: Educators' Attitudes towards Research and Professional Development
Quelle	In: Teacher Development, 23 (2019) 3, S.307-324 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kostoulas, Achilleas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-4530
DOI	10.1080/13664530.2019.1614655
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Teachers; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Research; Faculty Development; Time on Task; Information Sources; Learner Engagement; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Zeitaufwand; Information source; Informationsquelle; Österreich
Abstract	The authors report on a study that examined how educators in Austria conceptualise research, how they engage with academic literature and what attitudes they have towards academic development. Growth mindsets, regular engagement with research in a variety of formats and inclusive understandings of research were defined as pre-conditions for teachers to benefit from engagement with research literature. A questionnaire survey was conducted among secondary- and tertiary-level teachers (N = 257), and the data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that educators in the sample tend to have broadly growth mindsets and invest time to read about research findings, especially through professional journals and online resources. Reasons that prevent some teachers from engaging with research were also noted. These include difficulties in accessing research, lack of time and scepticism, among some teachers, regarding the relevance of research output to their teaching. In addition, restrictive understandings of research which exclude practitioner-driven studies were also noted. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01