Abstract
This mixed-methods pilot study examined the effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing (MI) training on middle school teachers’ efficacy in providing career services to socioeconomically disadvantaged students. Forty-five teachers (55% men) received a six-hour training on the career-development needs of middle school students and MI techniques. Quantitative results indicated a significant effect of training on teachers’ sense of efficacy regarding student engagement. Qualitative data indicated teachers’ increased sense of efficacy in providing career services and their personal and professional development. These results imply that MI can be effective in supporting teachers’ competencies and can motivate students of low socioeconomic status.
Résumé
Formation à l’entretien motivationnel pour les enseignants offrant des services d’orientation professionnelle en Turquie : Une étude pilote
Cette étude pilote utilisant des méthodes mixtes a examiné l’efficacité d’une brève formation à l’entretien motivationnel (EM) sur l’efficacité des enseignants du secondaire à fournir des services d’orientation professionnelle aux élèves défavorisés sur le plan socio-économique. Quarante-cinq enseignants (55% d’hommes) ont reçu une formation de six heures sur les besoins en développement de carrière des élèves du secondaire et sur les techniques d’entretien motivationnel. Les résultats quantitatifs ont indiqué un effet significatif de la formation sur le sentiment d’efficacité des enseignants concernant l’engagement des élèves. Les données qualitatives indiquent que les enseignants se sentent plus efficaces dans la prestation de services d’orientation professionnelle et dans leur développement personnel et professionnel. Ces résultats impliquent que l’EM peut être efficace pour soutenir les compétences des enseignants et motiver les élèves de faible statut socio-économique.
Zusammenfassung
Training in Motivierender Gesprächsführung für Lehrpersonen, die Berufsberatung in der Türkei anbieten: Eine Pilotstudie
Diese mixed-method Pilotstudie untersuchte die Effektivität eines kurzen Trainings in motivierender Gesprächsführung (Motivational Interviewing, MI) auf die Effektivität von Lehrpersonen der Mittelstufe bei der Bereitstellung von Berufsberatung für sozioökonomisch benachteiligte Schülerinnen und Schüler. Fünfundvierzig Lehrpersonen (55% Männer) erhielten eine sechsstündige Schulung zu den beruflichen Entwicklungsbedürfnissen von Mittelschülern und zu MI-Techniken. Die quantitativen Ergebnisse zeigten eine signifikante Auswirkung der Schulung auf das Wirksamkeitsgefühl der Lehrpersonen in Bezug auf das Engagement der Schülerinnen und Schülern. Die qualitativen Daten zeigten, dass die Lehrpersonen ein erhöhtes Gefühl der Effizienz bei der Bereitstellung von Berufsberatung und ihrer persönlichen und beruflichen Entwicklung hatten. Diese Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass MI die Kompetenzen der Lehrpersonen wirksam unterstützen und Schülerinnen und Schüler mit niedrigem sozioökonomischem Status motivieren kann.
Resumen
Formación en la entrevista motivacional para profesorado que ofrece orientación profesional en Turquía: un estudio piloto
Este estudio piloto examinó, a través de una metodología mixta, la incidencia de la formación en la entrevista motivacional breve (MI, siglas en Inglés) sobre la eficacia del profesorado de secundaria en la orientación profesional a estudiantes en situación de desventaja socioeconómica. Cuarenta y cinco maestros (55% hombres) recibieron una formación de seis horas acerca de las necesidades de desarrollo de la carrera de los estudiantes de secundaria y técnicas de MI. Los resultados cuantitativos indicaron un efecto significativo de la formación sobre el sentido de eficacia que da el profesorado a la participación de los estudiantes. Los datos cualitativos indicaron incremento en el sentido de eficacia que tienen los docentes en relación con la orientación profesional que ofrecen y su desarrollo personal y profesional. Estos resultados implican que la MI puede ser eficaz para apoyar las competencias del profesorado y puede motivar a los estudiantes de nivel socioeconómico bajo.
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Ozdemir, N.K., Aydın, G. Brief motivational interviewing training for teachers providing career services in Turkey: A pilot study. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 22, 263–280 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-021-09484-1
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