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ERIC Number: EJ249374
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Transition Shock: The Beginning Teacher's Paradox.
Corcoran, Ellen
Journal of Teacher Education, v32 n3 p19-23 May-Jun 1981
Beginning teachers often experience "transition shock," a paradoxical situation in which they do not know how to apply theories they learned to classroom situations. A case is described showing a young teacher's dilemma regarding disciplinary actions to be taken with a student. (JN)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Education Work Relationship, Observation, Preservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving, Professional Development, Relevance (Education), Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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