scholarly journals Changes over time in the professional identity tensions of Dutch early-career teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 103283
Author(s):  
Harmen Schaap ◽  
Anna C. van der Want ◽  
Helma W. Oolbekkink-Marchand ◽  
Paulien C. Meijer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Career Teachers ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

The role of mentoring in early career physics teachers’ professional identity construction

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cameron ◽  
Anna Grant
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Career Teachers ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which external subject-specific mentoring can influence the professional identity construction of early career physics teachers (ECPT). Design/methodology/approach The methodology evolved from the evaluation of a mentoring project, involving semi-structured interviews with a number of early career teachers. Responses from 18 teachers, which related to the impact of the mentoring relationship on their professional identity development, were subject to a process of iterative thematic coding in the context of interpretative repertoires via a collaborative “developmental dialogue” between the managers of the mentoring project and its external evaluators. Findings The analysis of participants’ responses suggested that the nature of the relationship between early career teacher and mentor played a role in the emergence, or suppression, of their professional identities as physics teachers at the start of their teaching careers. In some cases, mentoring provision was little short of a “lifeline” for the teachers. Practical implications Mentors need the opportunity to develop their professional practice and identity through contact with the community of teacher educators. The practice of training, mentoring and coaching teachers should be valued at least as much as teaching itself and should be recognised as its own professional practice. Originality/value This study builds on a number of well-established pieces of research and concepts relating to the challenges facing early career teachers and their professional identity construction. It provides insight into the challenges facing ECPTs specifically, which includes the risk of isolation and unrealistic expectations from colleagues. It not only confirms the merits of external mentoring, but also demonstrates the significant responsibility, which comes with the mentor’s role and the negative impact on teachers’ professional identity construction caused by deficiencies in mentoring.

Impact of early career teachers' professional identity tensions

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 59-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merel M. van der Wal ◽  
Helma W. Oolbekkink-Marchand ◽  
Harmen Schaap ◽  
Paulien C. Meijer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Career Teachers

Don't Quit Now!: Crisis, Reflection, Growth, and Renewal for Early Career Teachers

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Stallions ◽  
Leslie Murrill ◽  
Lisa Earp
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Career Teachers

scholarly journals ‘It’s not about punitive’: exploring how early-career teachers in high-poverty schools respond to critical incidents

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Lampert ◽  
Bruce Burnett ◽  
Barbara Comber ◽  
Angela Ferguson ◽  
Naomi Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Critical Incidents ◽  
Early Career ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
High Poverty Schools ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Career Teachers

scholarly journals More than a mentor

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Struyve ◽  
Alan Daly ◽  
Machteld Vandecandelaere ◽  
Chloé Meredith ◽  
Karin Hannes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Job Attitudes ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Career Teachers

Purpose – The number of early career teachers leaving the profession continues to be an ongoing issue across the globe. This pressing concern has resulted in increased attention to the instructional and psychological conditions necessary to retain early career educators. However, less formal attention has been paid to the social infrastructure in which early career teachers find themselves. The purpose of this paper is to foreground the role of social capital and its effect on job attitudes and educators’ intention to leave the profession. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 736 teachers within ten secondary schools in Flanders (Belgium). Using social network and multilevel moderated mediation analysis techniques, the relationships between teachers’ social connectedness, job attitudes, and the intention to leave the profession for both novice and experienced teachers were analyzed. Findings – Findings indicate that being socially connected to other educators within the school is associated with a reduction in teachers’ intention to leave the profession, mediated by their job attitudes, for both early career and experienced teachers. However, social connectedness was significantly more important for early career teachers. No significant effects are found for being socially connected to the mentor. Originality/value – This study provides evidence for the importance of social capital for teachers, particularly early career educators. Moreover, by introducing teachers’ social connectedness as related to intention to leave, this study makes a significant and unique contribution to the literature.

scholarly journals Conhecimentos de Professores de Matemática em Início de Carreira Sobre o Campo Aditivo

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Rafael Neves Almeida ◽  
Ruy Cesar Pietropaolo
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Teachers ◽  
Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
Problem Situations ◽  
Scholarship Recipients ◽  
Career Teachers

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo realizado com cinco professores de Matemática, em início de carreira, ex-bolsistas do Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência (Pibid), cujo objetivo foi evidenciar os Conhecimentos Didáticos e Curriculares dos participantes sobre o ensino de problemas do campo aditivo, conforme indicado pelos parâmetros curriculares nacionais. A coleta de dados se deu por meio de entrevistas e protocolos respondidos pelos professores. Como referenciais teóricos, no tocante ao início de carreira, foram utilizados os trabalhos de Huberman e Garcia. Em relação aos conhecimentos de professores necessários à docência optou-se por Ball, Thames e Phelps. A análise dos dados nos permitiu verificar que os professores no processo de ensino do campo aditivo dão bastante ênfase à ideia de combinar dois estados para obter um terceiro, não destacando outros importantes significados. Portanto, faz-se necessário uma ampliação na base de conhecimentos desses docentes para o ensino das operações.   Palavras-chave: Professores em Início de Carreira. Conhecimentos Matemáticos para o Ensino. Campo Aditivo. PIBID.   Abstract In this work, we will present a study carried out with five early-career teachers, former scholarship recipients of the Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação a Docência (Pibid), whose objective was to highlight the participants' Didactic and Curricular Knowledge about the notion of addition. The data collection was done through interviews and protocols answered by the teachers. As theoretical references, regarding the beginning of the career, the works of Huberman (1995) and Garcia (1999) were used. Regarding the teachers' knowledge required for teaching, Ball, Thames and Phelps (2008) were chosen. The analysis of the data allowed us to verify that the teachers' knowledge about addition operation is restricted to the meaning of joining and that the idea most used to work with this theme in the classroom involves problem situations with money. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the knowledge base of these teachers.   Keywords: Teacher Early-Career Teachers. Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT).  

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