The Challenges of Beginning Teachers in Their First Year of Teaching Career and Their Sources
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges beginning teachers face with in their first years in the profession and their sources. A multiple-case study design was conducted. Purposeful sampling was used and participants were three beginning teachers who started their teaching career in Eskisehir at the beginning of 2014-2015 schooling year. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews, observations, unstructured individual interviews and open-ended questionnaires throughout one schooling year. Data were analysed inductively. Cross-case analysis followed within-case analysis of each beginner teacher case. The common emerging themes were classroom management, preservice teacher education, organizational procedures, students and personal/professional development oriented challenges. Implications for preservice teacher education curricula are to increase the teaching practices/practicum and to be more rigorous in these courses. In further research, an action research design study might be beneficial to understand the challenges in this critical period and to attempt to overcome them.
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Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Temmuz 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Ocak 2019
Kabul Tarihi
25 Temmuz 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3