Ellen

Mary

Christine

Q1

CNKI, help from colleagues while doing research, training & workshop and online learning community from Teacher Development Center, classroom teaching, national teacher training, reflection, nationwide online learning communities

CNKI, talking with colleagues, workshop & training and online learning community from Teacher Development Center, classroom teaching, nationwide online learning communities, reflection overseas training, books

E-resources in library (including CNKI), overseas visiting scholar experience, push from colleagues, classroom, workshop & online learning community from Teacher Development Center, feedback from journal editors, e-books

Q2

applying for projects, pedagogical technique

Pedagogical ideas, teaching methodology, instrumental technology

teaching-related research, instrumental technology

Q3

desire to lead a meaningful life

interest in teaching & love of learning

teaching & students’ need, enthusiasm for teaching

Q4

worry to be rejected while asking for help from colleagues

time constraints, waning influence of training over time, health problem, fatigue

initial lack of direction in research, difficulty to get a project approval and publish research outcomes, shifting criteria for approved journals from the institution, health problem, time constraint

Q5

asking intimate colleagues, avoid asking potential competitors

talking with colleagues frequently

collaborating with the former supervisor, working overtime