Dancing their identity: observant female dance teachers shaping a new path in education. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Perlshtein, Talia
• Is Part Of: Israel affairs. Volume 23:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 1106
• Page End: 1126
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Satisfaction -- commitment to teaching -- motivations for choosing the teaching profession -- dance instruction -- religious education; Israel -- History -- 1933- -- Periodicals; 956.94054
• DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2017.1360049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-7121

Abstract

Abstract: This article examined, for the first time, religiously observant female dance teachers who take part in shaping a new path in dance instruction in a Jewish religious spirit within the Israeli general-religious education system. The article examined the connections between the teachers' perceptions and positions on aspects related to their professional world, and between their commitment to, and satisfaction from, teaching. A total of 119 teachers participated in the study. The findings show that a predictor for satisfaction and commitment is the perception of reciprocation between teacher and the teaching profession, while commitment is also predicted by the intrinsic personal motivations.