the present study sought to investigate demotivating and remotivating factors among iranian ma students of tefl. the participants included 170 male and female (male= 97, female= 73) iranian ma students of tefl randomly chosen among the students of 10 most well-known state universities of iran. to collect the qualitative data, interviews were conducted on 20 students, two from each university. s...

The present study sought to investigate demotivating and remotivating factors among Iranian MA students of TEFL. The participants included 170 male and female (Male= 97, Female= 73) Iranian MA students of TEFL randomly chosen among the students of 10 most well-known state universities of Iran. To collect the qualitative data, interviews were conducted on 20 students, two from each university. S...

the literature on language teaching and learning has mostly accentuated motivation as one of the crucial factors influencing learners, but demotivating factors can be of crucial importance as well. in this vein, considering a grounded theory approach, this study has tried to investigate the demotivating factors influencing iranian university students of non-english majors utilizing an interview...

Objectives The aim was to obtain insight into the factors in the work environment that motivate or demotivate a medical specialist during his/her working day. Methods A qualitative ethnographic design was used, and a constructivist approach was adopted with the Self-Determination theory of motivation as a framework. Six medical specialists from VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands,...

in spite of the importance of teacher's motivation only a limited number of studies have been conducted on teacher's demotivation in iran. this study was an attempt to investigate demotivating factors among iranian efl language institute teachers in terms of years of teaching experience. to this end, the researchers tried to utilize a questionnaire as a research method. to collect dat...

Motivation, especially on the relationship of remuneration of government doctors to it, has long been an issue of concern. This study sought to elucidate the demotivating factors in service and the perceived discrepancy in income. It was conducted amongst doctors serving in the Ministry of Health, Negeri Sembilan, using self-administered questionnaires. Factors considered demotivating were remu...

AbstractIn this study, the researchers examined the sources of demotivation among adult language teachers in Najafabad language institutes. Two objectives were pursued in the process of implementing this research: 1) Determining the main sources of demotivation among adult teachers teaching in Najafabad language institutes 2) Uncovering the most significant demotivating factors among Engl...