@article{article_104793, title={Stories from the Frontlines: In-Service Teachers’ Demotivating Factors and Policy Recommendations}, journal={International Journal of Academic Research in Education}, volume={1}, pages={40–52}, year={2015}, DOI={10.17985/ijare.56085}, author={Mukmının, Amirul and Muazza, Muazza and Hustarna, Hustarna and Sarı, Siti Rahma}, keywords={Demotivating factors; Indonesian English teachers; senior high schools}, abstract={<p> <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">The purpose of this current study was to explore the demotivating factors among Indonesian senior high school English teachers in teaching English as a foreign language at two senior high schools in Jambi City, Indonesia through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design was qualitative in the case approach. The interviews data were analyzed through using </span> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US"> the constant comparative method developed by Glaser and Strauss (1967), six salient and interweaved themes related to <span style="color: black;">the demotivating factors </span> that emerged in this research were <span style="color: black;">s </span> </span> <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="IN">tudents </span> <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">’ </span> <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">limited basic knowledge in English language, students’ l </span> <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="IN">ack of motivation </span> <span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: ’Calibri Light’,’sans-serif’; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-bidi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">, school environment, limited supporting facilities, working conditions, and teachers’ workload. Policy recommendations and implications of findings and future research are also discussed. </span> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Süleyman Nihat ŞAD}