Real question: why do academics spend so much time studying "perceptions" instead of what's actually happening in education? You know our perceptions of this issue are utterly irrelevant, right?
The study investigates how EFL teachers perceive the future of their vocation. The questions were designed to give the participants an account of their current job experiences.I don't think you believe that your perception is irrelevant. Participating in this forum and expressing your views suggests you have a privileged account of your point of view. If it were otherwise, you would have stayed silent or done something else with your time.
You think we have a "privileged account"? You think Hogwon owners care what we think? Maybe you should ask some hogwon owners because they're the ones who are closer to the driver's seat here. And yes, I do think my perception of the future is ESL is irrelevant to the future of ESL. I am curious, however, as to why education academics spend so much time studying perceptions instead of reality.
The study is an examination of teachers' perceptions of the systemic challenges facing EFL in Korean higher education.
OP what is this for? Who is your target? What is your thesis (presumably) on? The blurb at the top says its to gather our perceptions on Korean higher education. What insight are you hoping to gain from us? For non-university teachers, why would our views matter? Do you have any quality controls? Half the posters on this forum left Korea and/or Korean education behind already. How will you differentiate former from current teachers? A lot of users have outdated, warped or parroted-from-social-media views. Will you recognize and represent those in your results? Tons of people come by and drop a link to vague and similar surveys and never elaborate on them. Introduce it and yourself properly. And buy me a coffee if you want my time.
I'm writing about EFL teachers' perceptions of their industry. Initially, the study was restricted to university instructors, but the sample size was limited. I decided to expand the sample size, took a risk, and asked for volunteers on this site. As for the limited amount of description, I did not, and I still don't want to say too much because I don't want to influence what people will say. With that said, I'm not here to judge your views. I collect and gather your opinions. Afterward, I analyze trends and construct themes for a possible paper.
