Tag: Maggye Foster

  • Motivation: The Importance of Social Influences – Margarita Foster

    On January 25, Iwate JALT Margarita Foster, a teacher at Hachinohe Gakuin University whose studies include psychology and criminology gave a talk. She is currently researching juvenile delinquency and resilience, but what brought her to us this past Sunday was a discussion about teachers and what motivates them.

    Foster had recently completed some research on the topic of teacher motivation, and she spoke of her results. She explained that there were many external and internal factors that motivate or demotivate a teacher, and that these factors can also cause stress and even burnout if they aren’t dealt with properly.  She went over the results of her teacher survey and outlined that in Japan, working conditions within schools can lead to burnout in teachers. She offered some ways in which teachers might be able to reignite their passion for teaching, and find new ways to keep their motivation up.   We want to thank Margarita for joining us and sharing her research with us.

    Reported by Jason Hill

  • Upcoming – January 25, 2015 – Margarita Foster – Motivation: The Importance of Social Influences

    Location: AIINA, ROOM 602
    Date January, 25 2015
    Time: From 1:30pm – 3:30pm(13:30-16:30)
    Cost: Free for JALT members. ¥1000 for non-members. ¥500 for full-time students.
    Contact: iwatejalt@hotmail.com or jasohill@gmail.com phone/fax: 019-663-3132

    1. Title:  Motivation: The Importance of Social Influences

    In social psychology there are several studies which analyze the importance of human interaction in the process of teaching and learning. This presentation will review some of these findings and their influence on sustain motivation.

    2. Title:  A Motivated Teacher Can Motivate Students, but What Motivates the Teacher?

    Stress is a common experience for teachers struggling to manage learning activities and employ various strategies in their teaching. Teacher motivation is a key factor in functioning despite this stress and fulfilling the role of teacher as facilitator of learning. This presentation will review some findings of a study on teacher motivation, the strategies teachers use to maintain motivation, and how they cope with stressful situations.

    A short group-workshop will follow, where everybody can participate and share ideas. Then, we could draw together some conclusions.

    Short bio: Margarita Foster works at Hachinohe Gakuin University. Her studies include psychology and criminology at universities en Bolivia, Japan and Spain. Currently her research interests are juvenile delinquency and resilience.

  • Teacher Motivation Questionnaire

    I’ve been asked by Maggye Foster at Hachinohe Gakuin University if we could share a survey she is currently holding. I will let her explain the rest. If you have a few moments, please feel free to fill it out. Thanks.

    Teacher Motivation Questionnaire

    Link to Survey here

      Authors:

    1. Crooks (International University of Japan)
    1. Foster (Hachinohe Gakuin University)

    The main objectives of this study are: (1) To bring to light internal and external factors that may influence teachers’ motivation and demotivation (2) To analyze the diverse ways teachers cope with stress and/or maintain their motivation to teach. Please note that we do not ask for personal or institutional names, and all data supplied will be anonymized and kept in the strictest of confidence. The collated data, however, will be used for research, presentation, and publication purposes, but your individual results will not be presented in a manner that would lead to the information being associated with you.   It is expected the completion of this questionnaire will take no longer than 15 minutes.

    Link to Survey here