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Factors Affecting Teachers’ Engagement in Continuing Professional Development

Table 2: The example of thematic category and emerging themes and initial codes

Categories Emerging themes and codes Interview examples Coding examples
ReducingJob Demands [I] A Relieving physical stress When I attend a regular TRG discussion meeting, my group leader will guide us to go through the subsequent teaching content. We always have a quick overview first, then everyone expresses their own thoughts. As a new teacher in this group, I am supposed to briefly present my main teaching steps, and other teachers provide their feedback on my teaching plan. Then, I will refine or adjust my teaching design…No matter how busy we are, we must spare the time for group discussion. (Teacher 04, 1-2 years of teaching experience) [I] A1 [I] A3
[I] A1 Assuring the subject teaching points
[I] A2 Delivering the appropriate teaching methods
[I] A3 Being familiar with teaching curriculum
[I] A4 Being helpful in classroom management
[I] A5 Achieving significant growth
[I] B Relieving emotional/mental stresses I was very engaged in the district TRG meeting on examination reform held last month. The most important reason is that many parents have asked me this question. They are eager to know what are the exact differences between the existing examination and the new one? I think it is quite important for me to have a clear knowledge on this issue before replying to parents. (Teacher 14, 1-2 years of teaching experience) [I] B2 [I] B3
[I] B1 Feeling confident in classroom teaching
[I] B2 Feeling confident in answering parents’ inquiries
[I] B3 Having a clear knowledge on examination reform
[I] B4 Having control over teaching tasks
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