Saturday 4:45 - 6:35 PM
Cosmos B 
Proposals to Increase Teaching Effectiveness and Job Satisfaction

This workshop is designed to elicit participants' structured suggestions regarding ways to increase teaching effectiveness and job satisfaction in the Korean classroom. Although personal perceptions of effectiveness have been linked to job satisfaction, recommendations for improvement have not been systematically explored in the Korean context. Consequently, in many instances teachers have experienced miscommunication, frustration, lowered morale and reduced teaching quality. By knowing job strengths, and addressing weaknesses, it is possible to promote mutually satisfactory solutions for employers, teachers and students. 

The workshop organizers will first identify major factors that lower job satisfaction and effectiveness in Korean education, then encourage participants to discuss them with the intent to offer realistic solutions. The workshop will be divided into separate working groups, with each group discussing different factors. After suitable discussion they will report their findings to the entire workshop. A full report of their conclusions and recommendations will then be published.