ESP-4028

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2025-08-27

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Miri Abdzaid Abdulhussein, Mudhar Sabah Abd Jabir, & Mohammed Tuama Kadhim Al Hamad. (2025). Future thinking and its relationship to professional competence and cultural awareness among male and female history teachers at the preparatory stage. Environment and Social Psychology, 10(8), ESP-4028. https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i8.4028

Future thinking and its relationship to professional competence and cultural awareness among male and female history teachers at the preparatory stage

Miri Abdzaid Abdulhussein

University of Al Qadisiyah, College of Arts, Department of Psychology. Diwaniyah,58002, Iraq

Mudhar Sabah Abd Jabir

Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University ,Technical Institute of Kufa, Department of Autism Spectrum Techniques, Kufa,54002, Iraq

Mohammed Tuama Kadhim Al Hamad

University of Al Qadisiyah, College of Education, Department of History, Diwaniyah, 58002, Iraq.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i8.4028


Keywords: Future thinking; professional competence; Cultural awareness; middle school teachers

Abstract

The research investigates future thinking and professional competence among middle school history teachers, focusing on correlations with cultural awareness and the influence of gender and years of service. Key objectives include assessing future thinking and professional competence, exploring correlations between these factors and Cultural awareness, and examining differences based on gender and experience. The researcher developed scales for future thinking (30 items across five dimensions), professional competence (15 items), and cultural awareness (20 items), with a sample of 200 history teachers (80 male, 120 female) for the 2024-2025 academic year. Findings indicate that middle school history teachers exhibit forward-thinking, professional competence, and Cultural awareness, with no significant differences in correlations based on gender or years of service.

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