Career Changers as First-Year Teachers in Rural Schools

Autor/inn/en	Fry, Sara Winstead; Anderson, Holly
Titel	Career Changers as First-Year Teachers in Rural Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 26 (2011) 12, (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Rural Schools; Career Change; Beginning Teachers; Novices; Qualitative Research; Teaching Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Effectiveness; Mentors; Adjustment (to Environment); Beginning Teacher Induction; Phenomenology; Interviews; Participant Characteristics; Alternative Teacher Certification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Qualitative Forschung; Lehrerverhalten; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The challenges novice teachers face as they adjust to inservice teaching are well documented. However, relatively little attention has been given to beginning teachers in rural schools who have had previous careers in other professions. We used qualitative methods to examine the professional experiences and perceptions of four career-changing first-year teachers in rural schools, seeking to identify significant issues in their professional developmental processes. Three primary themes emerged: evidence of effectiveness as teachers; mentoring career changers, and; adjustment to rural school and community. We conclude with implications and recommendations for educators working to support this unique population of educators in preservice preparation programs and rural school districts. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10