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Autor/inn/en | Sulis, Giulia; Babic, Sonja; Mairitsch, Astrid; Mercer, Sarah; Jin, Jun; King, Jim |
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Titel | Retention and Attrition in Early-Career Foreign Language Teachers in Austria and the United Kingdom. |
Quelle | In: The modern language journal, 106 (2022) 1, S. 155-171
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Beigaben | Literaturangaben; Tabelle |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0026-7902; 1540-4781 |
DOI | 10.1111/modl.12765 |
Schlagwörter | Wohlbefinden; Sekundarbereich; Lehrer; Fremdsprache; Arbeitsbedingungen; Fluktuation; Studie; England; Österreich |
Abstract | The issue of early-career teacher attrition is a pressing concern across a variety of educational settings. Research in predominantly anglophone contexts has shown that rates of foreign language teachers leaving the profession are particularly high. Noting the important role that well-being plays in fostering teacher retention, this study examines factors affecting the well-being of early-career foreign language teachers in the United Kingdom and Austria, and the subsequent possible consequences for their decision to leave or remain in the profession, drawing a comparison across the 2 settings. In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 early-career foreign language teachers at secondary schools in Austria (n = 6) and the United Kingdom (n = 8). Inductive data analysis revealed an interplay among intrapersonal, societal, and contextual factors in relation to well-being, which might contribute to shaping participants' decision to remain or leave the profession across the 2 settings. These factors include perfectionism, self-efficacy, work-life spillover, self-regulation, relationships within the school, and foreign language teacher status. Our findings suggest the need for systematic approaches toward improving teacher well-being, not only for surviving in the profession but also for flourishing and thriving in the long term. |
Erfasst von | DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main (extern) |
Update | 2023/1 |