ERIC Number: EJ1195033
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-9768
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Teachers' Changing Work and Support Needs from the Perspectives of School Leaders and Newly Qualified Teachers in the Finnish Context
European Journal of Teacher Education, v41 n5 p670-687 2018
Teachers operate amidst continuous societal changes that transform schools. In response, teachers must acquire wide-ranging professional competences to work in complex school situations while cooperating with numerous partners both within and outside the school. This study examines how teacher growth and the new demands of the teaching profession appear from the perspectives of school leaders and newly qualified teachers. The aim is to investigate in which professional competences new teachers require support at the beginning of their careers. After presenting various theoretical reflections, we analyse the empirical data of Finnish school leaders (N = 104) and new teachers (N = 145) using quantitative and qualitative methods. The results indicate that new teachers require support, for example, in order to provide holistic support for students' learning and in working with partners, both within and outside the school community. The results provide important knowledge for the induction phase of teachers' careers.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Change, Educational Change, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Attitudes, Beginning Teachers, Administrator Attitudes, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Leadership, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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