Abstract

This study investigates the emotions experienced by primary teachers in Hong Kong and Mainland China schools and develops a Teacher Emotion Inventory (TEI). Through surveying 254 teachers in a pilot study and 1830 teachers in the main study, a 5-factor TEI (i.e., Joy, Love, Sadness, Anger, and Fear) is identified using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. This model portrays primary teachers enjoying positive interactions with students and colleagues, recognition from school, family and public, but experiencing negative emotions in relation to unfair treatment, competition among colleagues, imbalance of work lives, and pressure from society, policy, and educational change.

Citation

Chen, J. (2016). Understanding teacher emotions: The development of a teacher emotion inventory. Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 55(1), 68-77. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/202956/.

Keywords

• Chinese Education
• emotion
• Hong Kong education
• Instrument Development
• Teacher emotions