Do comprehensive school teachers perceive themselves as active professional agents in school reforms?

The article features current problems of development of the axiological attitude to themselves and their peers in orphanage and comprehensive school pupils of primary school age. The possibilities of the development of the axiological attitude to themselves and their peers among orphans in specially-organized conditions are studied. The article summarizes the results of an experimental study of the dynamics of the valuable relation to themselves and their peers in the implementation of correctional and development program "Live in peace with each other and friends". Valuable relation to themselves and their peers was measured by the test method Rene Gilles and "incomplete sentences", which used a modified processing of the results. The paper draws conclusions about a low level of development of the axiological attitude to peers in orphans, as well as about the effectiveness of the implementation of correctional and development programs in orphanages in terms of the development of value-semantic sphere of the person. The results of experimental studies can be useful to teachers, psychologists, social workers, primary school teachers

Download Full-text

Pre-Service Teacher Career Choice Motivation: A Comparison of Vocational Education and Training Teachers and Comprehensive School Teachers in Germany

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training ◽

10.13152/ijrvet.7.2.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anne Stellmacher ◽

Svenja Ohlemann ◽

Jan Pfetsch ◽

Angela Ittel

Keyword(s):

Teacher Training ◽

Career Choice ◽

Vocational Education ◽

Education System ◽

Education And Training ◽

Comprehensive School ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

School Teachers ◽

Career Choice Motivation ◽

And Training

Context: The current shortage of teachers in Germany, especially in vocational schools, is of relevance to the education system and labour market policy. To recruit future teachers more effectively, it is of great importance to gain a better understanding of pre-service teachers’ career choice motivation. However, research has concentrated so far mainly on teachers in the general education system. The present study investigates the career choice motivation of students who will become vocational education and training (VET) teachers and compares it to the career choice motivation of future comprehensive school teachers. Approach: We surveyed N = 79 teacher training students in total, 30 pre-service VET teachers and 49 pre-service comprehensive school teachers at the beginning of their university-based teacher training. To measure career choice motivation, we used the standardized questionnaire Motivation for Choosing Teacher Education (FEMOLA) including six subscales (Pohlmann & Möller, 2010). In order to compare pre-service VET and comprehensive school teachers with regard to the six scales of career choice motivation, we performed a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Findings: We found the highest means for the motives subject-specific and educational interest for the future VET teachers. In comparison to the pre-service comprehensive school teachers, they rated their educational interest, social influences, and utility as significantly less relevant in terms of their career choice motivation. There are no significant differences on the other three motivational scales. Conclusion: The findings show that the two groups partially differ in their motivations to become a teacher. Therefore, we can conclude that the measures for attracting new students should also be individually adapted to the motives for their career choice. For example, in a counselling interview, the motives for choosing a profession should be discussed and compared with the requirements for studying and later working life.

Download Full-text