Measuring Student Teachers' Basic Psychological Needs

Autor/inn/en	Vermeulen, Marjan; Castelijns, Jos; Kools, Quinta; Koster, Bob
Titel	Measuring Student Teachers' Basic Psychological Needs
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 38 (2012) 4, S.453-467 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-7476
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Teachers; Psychological Needs; Teacher Education; Measures (Individuals); Relationship; Personal Autonomy; Competence; Student Motivation; Education Courses; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Messdaten; Wechselbeziehung; Individuelle Autonomie; Kompetenz; Schulische Motivation; Fortbildungskurs; Niederlande
Abstract	In Self-Determination Theory, basic psychological needs for relatedness, autonomy and competence are distinguished. Basic psychological need-fulfilment is considered to be critical for human development and intrinsic motivation. In the Netherlands, the concept of basic psychological need-fulfilment is introduced in the curricula of many teacher education institutes. This study reports on five teacher education institutes for primary school teachers where study coaches made use of a Dutch version of the Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BPNS) to collect data to be used in a discussion with student teachers about their intrinsic motivation for a specific part of the teacher education course. On the basis of the outcomes of this discussion, study coaches and student teachers derived consequences for day-to-day practice in their classrooms. The data which resulted were also used to establish whether the theoretical distinction between three basic psychological needs was found in this sample of student teachers in the Netherlands. The results show that the constructs of relatedness, autonomy and competence were found and could be measured using a 14-item five-point scale, based partly on the original BPNS and partly on new items that focus on different sources of perceived need-fulfilment, namely teacher education in general, the study coach and fellow students. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10