The effect of professional development of physical education teachers on job engagement with the mediating role of self-efficacy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Rohollah Asgarigandomani 1
samad godarzi 2
ehsan amirhoseini 3
1 Department of Sports Coaching, Sports Science and Health, Faculty, Tehran University
2 PhD in Sports Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Farabi Campus, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj Branch, Yasuj, Iran
Abstract
Achieving physical education goals in schools requires teachers who Have a great deal of interest and engagement in their work, Hence the aim of this study was to examine The impact of professional Development of sports teachers on their Work engagement with the role of mediator’s self-efficacy. The research method was descriptive-correlational, which was done using the structural equation method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all physical education teachers of Shiraz city in 2019-2020, which included 611 people that the sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan table equal to 240. Finally, after the distribution and collection of data, 216 questionnaires were used for analysis. To measure the variables, the Gatt (2017) Professional Development, the Martin and Kulinna (1998) Self-efficacy, and Schaufeli (2002) Work engagement questionnaire were used. That validity and reliability were confirmed. For data analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equations were used by Liserel software. The findings indicated that professional Development had a direct impact on self-efficacy and work engagement and professional Development also indirectly influenced work engagement through self-efficacy. According to the findings, increasing the professional Development of physical education teachers by developing positive beliefs, caused motivate them and increase their Work engagement. Therefore, in order to improve the of sport teachers Work engagement, education authorities should focus on developing professional Development.
Keywords
Professional development
self-efficacy
job enthusiasm
physical education teachers
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