Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Drawing on in-depth qualitative data from fifty-four surveys and five interviews, this study investigated the elements of motivation and demotivation reflected in Sri Lankan ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers. The participants were a convenience sample of English teachers currently employed in Sri Lankan public schools. The results of the study revealed that students themselves, the act of teaching students, and the prestigious social position for English teachers in Sri Lanka are main motivators for teachers. The main demotivators for the participants included limited facilities for teaching and learning in schools, inefficiency of school administration and zonal education offices, difficulties in obtaining teacher transfers, the discrepancy between the English curriculum and students’ English proficiency, and the poor relationship between colleagues. Overall results of the study indicate that teacher demotivation is a significant issue in Sri Lanka which needs the immediate attention of the country’s education policy designers and management.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Open Access Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- World Languages
- Year dc:date.available
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Hettiarachchi, Sujeewa
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Elisabeth Morgan, PhD, Chair
- Joe Bishop, PhD
- James Perren, EdD
Subjects
dc:subject × 4Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://commons.emich.edu/theses/316
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1315