Teacher dis/appointments? transitions into and out of teaching

Buchanan, J

Teacher dis/appointments? transitions into and out of teaching

Buchanan, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Curriculum Perspectives, 2011, 31 (1), pp. 12 - 23
Issue Date:: 2011-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Buchanan, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6454-2296	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Curriculum Perspectives, 2011, 31 (1), pp. 12 - 23	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0159-7868	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18790
dc.description.abstract	TEACHER ATTRITION COMES AT A PROFESSIONAL, social and individualcost. The seeds of professional contentment or discontent are potentially sown early in one's career. Of the considerableresearch into teacher attrition, and into the early years of teaching, little appears to have investigated the dual transitions into teaching, and out of teaching into another career, and into the possible links between the two. Reporting on research conducted in Australia, this paper investigates 22 ex-teachers' recollections from their transitions from pre-service to the workplace, and examines why some of these teachers became disillusioned or disimpassioned with the profession. Most, but not all of the respondents had taught in Australia. The paper does not attempt to provide defi nitive solutions to the problems of teacher attrition, but rather, to illustrate with fl esh-and-blood examples, some of the dilemmas faced by early career teachers. From their position as ex-teachers, these interviewees look through the 'prism' of their teaching, to its early days and beyond. The paper looks in particular at: transition from pre-service to in-service contexts; recruitment; and casual/supply teachers.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Curriculum Perspectives	en_US
dc.title	Teacher dis/appointments? transitions into and out of teaching	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	31	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
dc.location.activity	Madrid, Spain
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
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pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	31	en_US

Abstract:

TEACHER ATTRITION COMES AT A PROFESSIONAL, social and individualcost. The seeds of professional contentment or discontent are potentially sown early in one's career. Of the considerableresearch into teacher attrition, and into the early years of teaching, little appears to have investigated the dual transitions into teaching, and out of teaching into another career, and into the possible links between the two. Reporting on research conducted in Australia, this paper investigates 22 ex-teachers' recollections from their transitions from pre-service to the workplace, and examines why some of these teachers became disillusioned or disimpassioned with the profession. Most, but not all of the respondents had taught in Australia. The paper does not attempt to provide defi nitive solutions to the problems of teacher attrition, but rather, to illustrate with fl esh-and-blood examples, some of the dilemmas faced by early career teachers. From their position as ex-teachers, these interviewees look through the 'prism' of their teaching, to its early days and beyond. The paper looks in particular at: transition from pre-service to in-service contexts; recruitment; and casual/supply teachers.

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