Research Self-Efficacy Sources and Research Motivation in a Foreign Language University Faculty in Mexico: Implications for Educational Policy

Autor/inn/en	Reyes-Cruz, María del Rosario; Perales-Escudero, Moisés Damián
Titel	Research Self-Efficacy Sources and Research Motivation in a Foreign Language University Faculty in Mexico: Implications for Educational Policy
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 35 (2016) 4, S.800-814 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2015.1137884
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Motivation; Case Studies; Mentors; Language Teachers; Curriculum Development; Feedback (Response); Semi Structured Interviews; Faculty; College Faculty; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Academic Staff; Lehrkörper; Fakultät; Mexiko
Abstract	The research self-efficacy and motivation of foreign language (FL) faculty in periphery countries is under-researched, yet there is a need to understand the impact of public policies that drive such faculty to conduct research. This paper reports a qualitative case study investigating research self-efficacy and research motivation in a group of Mexican FL professors. Interview data show variation in self-efficacy levels connected with academic degree, motivation types and strategic behaviors. Professors with doctorates, intrinsic motivation and use of strategies showed the highest self-efficacy. Professors with master's degrees and low motivation show the lowest self-efficacy. Previous experience and mentoring are influential sources of self-efficacy. Policies such as forced collaboration, financial rewards and the threat of employment termination seem to exert some effect on self-efficacy. It is recommended that policies be enacted to recognize and promote mentoring formally. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01