Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (12)
- Authors
- Gavrilyuk, Oksana A.
- Contact information
- Gavrilyuk, Oksana A.:Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after professor V. F. Voyno-Yasenetsky 1 P. Zheleznyak Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660022 Russia;E-mail:
- Keywords
- higher education; university teacher; personal autonomy; perceived autonomy; selfdetermination; intrinsic motivation; professional self-development; locus of control; goal setting; decision making; making choices; mindfulness
- Abstract
Continuing the efforts to define and describe teacher autonomy as an essential factor of teacher professionalism and self-development, this study expands the understanding of perceived university teacher autonomy through investigating the content of this complex personality attribute in a context of today’s transformation of Russian higher education. Taking into account self-determination theory, competency-based approach, theory of a rational performance and the Tuning approach to university teacher professional activity, this paper proposes an integrated definition of perceived university teacher autonomy as teacher generic competency ensured by a dynamic complex of teacher personality attributes and work-related competencies. The content of perceived university teacher autonomy is represented in a conceptual model. This study shows perceived university teacher autonomy potential as a mainspring of enhancing teacher professional self-development, teacher performance and job satisfaction, as well as his effective coping with different types of teaching-related stressors in a context of Russian higher education reform
- Pages
- 1800-1815
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/10118
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