Unpacking purpose, meaning, and vision : a configurational analysis of language educators’ job crafting practices

Bilgi Çimen , Tuğçe

Unpacking purpose, meaning, and vision : a configurational analysis of language educators’ job crafting practices

dc.contributor.author	Bilgi Çimen , Tuğçe
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-21T07:27:53Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-21T07:27:53Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.department	Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
dc.description.abstract	This study explores how purpose, meaning, and vision shape job crafting behaviors among English Language Teaching (ELT) instructors in Türkiye. Using an integrated approach that combines qualitative process-tracing with crisp-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA), the research investigates the mechanisms through which these psychological constructs influence how educators proactively reshape their professional roles. Data were collected through autobiographical narratives, semi-structured interviews, and reflective journals from language educators, followed by a broader survey to enable set-theoretic analysis. The findings reveal that purpose, meaning, and vision function as distinct but complementary pathways to job crafting. The study identifies specific configurations of these constructs that lead to different job crafting domains and explores their temporal and bi-directional relationships. These findings extend job crafting theory by highlighting multiple causal pathways and identifying the particular importance of these constructs in educational contexts. The research offers practical implications for teacher education, institutional support structures, and professional development programs, emphasizing the need to nurture educators' sense of purpose, meaning, and vision to enhance their professional agency and effectiveness.
dc.identifier.citation	Bilge Çimen, T. (2025). Unpacking purpose, meaning, and vision : a configurational analysis of language educators’ job crafting practices . (Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi). Çağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü İngiliz Dili Eğitimi Bölümü Ana Bilim Dalı, Mersin.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12507/3420
dc.institutionauthor	Bilgi Çimen , Tuğçe
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Çağ Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
dc.relation.publicationcategory	Tez
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	job crafting
dc.subject	purpose
dc.subject	meaning
dc.subject	vision
dc.subject	language educators
dc.subject	qualitative comparative analysis
dc.subject	process-tracing.
dc.title	Unpacking purpose, meaning, and vision : a configurational analysis of language educators’ job crafting practices
dc.type	Doctoral Thesis