Research highlights the importance of teachers’ work motivation for promoting positive occupational outcomes. Now, growing awareness is emerging regarding the role of motivational drivers in shaping teachers’ social-emotional outcomes.
The research group Research on Teacher Education has invited Rebecca J. Collie to discuss the role of one motivational driver, perceived social-emotional competence (PSEC). PSEC reflects an individual’s sense that they can enact socially and emotionally competent thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. She will discuss her recent research looking at how PSEC is linked with important social-emotional and occupational outcomes among teachers.
About Rebecca J. Collie
Rebecca J. Collie, PhD, is a Professor of Educational Psychology in the School of Education at UNSW Sydney, Australia. Rebecca conducts research in the broad areas of motivation, wellbeing, and both academic and social-emotional development using quantitative research methods. Her work focuses on students and teachers, also exploring effective teaching practices and contextual factors that support high-quality teaching and learning. Previously, she worked as a primary school teacher in Melbourne.
