Teachers’ Engagement in Workplace Learning Activities: Validation of a Measure

Autor: Tengku Faekah Tengku Ariffin, Rosna Awang Hashim
Jazyk: English<br />Malay
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: International Journal of Management Studies, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2232-1608
2180-2467
Popis: Quantitative research into the topic of workplace learning among teachers has been limited due to the lack of measures that are applicable to the educational settings. In this study, items measuring teachers’ engagement in workplace learning activities were generated through literature review and discussions with schoolteachers; selected by the authors; and then tested in a field study. The sample involved a total of 500 schoolteachers, selected through a multistage cluster sampling procedure. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the hypothesised two-dimensional model for the construct of engagement in workplace learning activities. Results indicated that the proposed model acceptably fits the data and the loadings were all significant at p
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