Exploring filipino teachers’ professional workload
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jrpptte.vol9.no2.2.2019Keywords:
Workload, Teachers, Filipino Teacher Mandates, Teacher Welfare, PhenomenologyAbstract
Teaching, which is often regarded as a noble profession, is not without sacrifices and time is among these sacrifices. Global data supports that teachers tend to work beyond the official working hours, more than any other professionals in the world. Similarly, teacher groups in the Philippines claim that the teacher workload is compromising the professionals’ wellbeing. The main purpose of this study is to explore how teachers get the work done, with emphasis on those professionals working in small barangay schools in the province. However, in spite of such issues, teachers were found to be matching such issues with strategizing, inspired work, and professional commitment. Finally, the paper concludes that while it is admirable how teachers match the struggles with positive attitude, it would still be ideal to explore means of ‘getting the work done’ without compromising the teachers’ physiological well-being, personal lives, and professional self-concept.
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Chamundeswari, S. (2013). Job Satisfaction and Performance of School Teachers. . International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences , 420-428.
CooperGibsonResearch. (2018). Exploring teacher workload: qualitative research: Research report. England: Department of Education- England.
Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design. Second Edition. California: Sage Publications.
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Foster, T. (2017, January 11). Teacher working: How many hours do teachers actually work? Retrieved from theeducator.com: https://www.theeducator.com/blog/teacher-working-hours-many-hours-teachers-actually-work/
Froese-Germain, B. (2014). Work-Life Balance and the Canadian Teaching Profession. Canada: Canadian Teachers' Federation .
Gatens, B. (2016, February 4). Four Sacrifices the Best Teachers Make — Because They Want To. Retrieved from education.cu-portland.edu: https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/curriculum-teaching-strategies/sacrifices-best-teachers-make/ retrived on July 5, 2019
Hernando-Malipot, M. (2018). DepEd urged to reduce teachers’ workload. Retrieved from news.mb.com: https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/02/deped-urged-to-reduce-teachers-workload/ retrieved Aug 15, 2018
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MacBeath, J. (2012). Future of Teaching Profession. Education International Research Institute- University of Cambridge- Faculty of Education: Education International Research Institute- University of Cambridge- Faculty of Education.
Mart, Ç. T. (2013). A Passionate Teacher: Teacher Commitment and Dedication to Student Learning. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 437-442 (2) 1 ISSN: 2226-6348.
Nelmeda, S. (2017). Teaching as a Noble profession. . Retrieved from deped.bataan.com publications.
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Sekar, R. (2017). Teaching is a Noble Profession. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research & Development (IJASRD), https://doi.org/10.26836/ijasrd/2017/v4/i11/4117., 04 (11/I) 54 – 55.
Sifferlin, A. (2016). Stress Is Contagious in the Classroom . Retrieved from time.com: http://time.com/4384135/stress-burnout-teachers/ retrieved Aug 17, 2018
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doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.11.423, (69) 377-384.
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2019-11-25
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Ancho, I., & Bongco, R. (2019). Exploring filipino teachers’ professional workload. Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers and Teacher Education, 9(2), 19–29. https://doi.org/10.37134/jrpptte.vol9.no2.2.2019
