Date of Award
3-2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Foundations of Education
First Advisor
Dr. Ali Ibrahim
Second Advisor
Dr. Shaikah Al Taniji
Abstract
Interest in teacher commitment is growing as a critical factor for the future success of education and schools. Committed teachers play a significant role in improving students’ achievement and positively building their identities. Teacher commitment is an essential consideration, particularly in times of change. This research is concerned with the topic of teacher commitment in Al Ain schools, Abu Dhabi. The objectives of this dissertation explored teachers’ levels of commitment during times of change in the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) and related variables that could increase or decrease their commitment. This study utilized a quantitative research methodology. A survey for determining teachers’ levels of commitment was conducted with a conveniently-selected sample of teachers in Al Ain government schools from all school cycles (Grades 1-12) and kindergarten schools. Results revealed several statistical relationships between teachers’ commitment in ADEK schools and teachers’ demographic variables. The study identified the levels of teachers’ commitment and how change influences teachers’ commitment which could help policymakers understand the context of change and the nature of teachers’ work and their attitudes and behaviors during these times. The findings also can assist decision-makers in implementing policies to increase teachers’ commitment by focusing efforts on the identified demographic variables from the used prediction model that can increase teachers’ commitment in times of reform and change.
Arabic Abstract
ﯾﺰداد اﻻھﺘﻤﺎم ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻛﻌﺎﻣﻞ ھﺎم ﻟﻨﺠﺎح اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ واﻟﻤﺪارس ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، ﺣﯿﺚ ﯾﻠﻌﺐ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﻮن اﻟﻤﻠﺘﺰﻣﻮن دوراً ھﺎماً ﻓﻲ زﯾﺎدة ﺗﺤﺼﯿﻞ اﻟﻄﻼب وﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﮭﻢ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ إﯾﺠﺎﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻨﺎء ھﻮﯾﺎﺗﮭﻢ. وﯾﺼﺒﺢ اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ أﻣﺮاً أﺳﺎﺳياً ﻟﻠﻨﻈﺮ ﻓﯿﮫ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺧﺎص ﻓﻲ أوﻗﺎت اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ. ﺗﺘﻨﺎول ھﺬه اﻟﺮﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﻮﺿﻮع اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ ﺑﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻌﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ إﻣﺎرة أﺑﻮظﺒﻲ. ﺗﺘﻤﺜﻞ اﻷھﺪاف اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﯿﺔ ﻟﮭﺬه اﻟﺮﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ اﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎف ﻣﺴﺘﻮﯾﺎت اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ أوﻗﺎت اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﻓﻲ داﺋﺮة اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ واﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ (أدﯾﻚ)، واﻟﻌﻮاﻣﻞ اﻟﻤﺮﺗﺒﻄﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﺰﯾﺪ أو ﺗﻘﻠﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺰاﻣﮭﻢ. ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪم ھﺬه اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻣﻨﮭﺠﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﺑﻄﺮﯾﻘﺔ ﻛﻤﯿﺔ ﻻﺳﺘﻘﺼﺎء وﺗﺤﺪﯾﺪ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻟﻌﯿﻨﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎرﯾﻦ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ ﺑﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻌﯿﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﺮاﺣﻞ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﯿﺔ. ﺗﻜﺸﻒ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ وﺟﻮد اﻟﻌﺪﯾﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪارس داﺋﺮة اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ واﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ (أدﯾﻚ) وﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﻐﯿﺮات اﻟﺪﯾﻤﻮﻏﺮاﻓﯿﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﮭﻢ، ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﻮﻓﺮ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻓﮭماً ﻻﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺳﯿﺎق ﻣﺪارس أدﯾﻚ واﻟﻤﺘﻐﯿﺮات اﻟﻜﺎﻣﻨﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺮﺗﺒﻂ ﺑﻤﺴﺘﻮﯾﺎت اﻟﺘﺰاﻣﮭﻢ. وﻣﻦ ﺛﻢ، ﺗﻜﺸﻒ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮات اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﺆدي إﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى ﻣﻨﺨﻔﺾ أو ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻊ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ. إن ﻓﮭﻢ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﯾﺎت اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ وﻛﯿﻒ ﯾﺆﺛﺮ اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺰاﻣﮭﻢ ﺳﯿﺴﺎﻋﺪ واﺿﻌﻲ اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﺎت ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﮭﻢ ﺳﯿﺎق اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ وطﺒﯿﻌﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ وﻣﻮاﻗﻔﮭﻢ وﺳﻠﻮﻛﯿﺎﺗﮭﻢ ﺧﻼل ھﺬه اﻷوﻗﺎت. وﺳﺘﺴﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ أﯾﻀًﺎ ﺻﻨﺎع اﻟﻘﺮار ﻋﻠﻰ وﺿﻊ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﺎت ﻟﺰﯾﺎدة اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ. ﺗﻮﺻﻰ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ أن ﺗﺮﻛﺰ ﻣﻤﺎرﺳﺎت اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ زﯾﺎدة اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻮاﻣﻞ اﻟﺪﯾﻤﻮﻏﺮاﻓﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺑﺮزت ﻣﻦ ﻧﻤﻮذج اﻟﺘﻨﺒﺆ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺨﺪم ﺑﺎﻟﺪراﺳﺔ وذﻟﻚ ﻟﺮﻓﻊ اﻟﺘﺰام اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ أﺛﻨﺎء ﻓﺘﺮة اﻻﺻﻼح واﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ.
Recommended Citation
Aljneibi, Fawzia Salah, "COMMITMENT OF TEACHERS IN TIMES OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE: THE CASE OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TEACHERS IN AL AIN CITY" (2021). Dissertations. 198.
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_dissertations/198