An ecological examination of the emotions of Chinese high school mathematics teachers in a long-term teaching improvement program.

ABSTRACT: Teacher emotions are essential for teaching effectiveness and teachers' professional development. Studying teacher emotions during a program in today's world is crucial, where teachers are commonly involved in professional development programs. From an ecological perspective, this study employed a case study method to examine the emotions of two Chinese high school mathematics teachers in a 4-year teaching improvement program. Semi-structured interviews, teacher emotion logs, researcher memos, and informal dialogues were all used to collect data. This study aimed to better understand the emotions that Chinese high school mathematics teachers developed and the processes that generated them in their interactions with various ecosystems within a specific professional development program overl

SUBMITTER: Lei P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806172 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature