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Dotger, Benjamin H.; Smith, Melissa J. – New Educator, 2009
Teacher professional identity is a concept defined and researched in a multitude of ways (Beijaard, Meijer, & Verloop, 2004). This manuscript approaches teacher identity formation from the foundations of situated cognition, social learning, and identity in community practice. Focusing on a unique teacher development intervention designed to…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Personnel, Identification, Beginning Teachers
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Mason, Terrence C. – New Educator, 2005
Recently, Professor Sonia Nieto of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst presented the results of her research on the factors that contribute to the sustainment of the professional vitality and commitment of quality teachers in urban high schools. Through her interactions with the teachers in her study, Professor Nieto identified seven themes…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Effectiveness, Urban Schools