The Induction and Needs of Beginning Teacher Educators

Autor/inn/en	van Velzen, Corinne; van der Klink, Marcel; Swennen, Anja; Yaffe, Elka
Titel	The Induction and Needs of Beginning Teacher Educators
Quelle	In: Professional Development in Education, 36 (2010) 1-2, S.61-75 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-5257
Schlagwörter	Interviews; Foreign Countries; Teacher Educators; Beginning Teacher Induction; Needs Assessment; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Practices; Research and Development Centers; Participant Satisfaction; Change Strategies; Professional Development; Teacher Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Bedarfsermittlung; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungspraxis; Forschungszentrum; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	This article presents the results of an exploratory research study into induction practices of novice teacher educators in six different countries. The study was a project carried out by members of the Association of Teacher Educators Europe (ATEE) Research and Development Centre Professional Development of Teacher Educators. Induction is seen as a process of becoming a teacher educator and encompasses two levels. Firstly, it refers to the organizational induction into the teacher education institute. Secondly, it is about becoming a member of the profession (professional induction). Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 11 beginning teacher educators. The findings indicated that induction is quite problematic. None of the teacher educators experienced a satisfying induction into their institute and the profession as well. The article concludes with recommendations for improvement of induction practices and further research. This collaborative research project also revealed a lack of shared language in communicating professional issues and the need to further develop this within international communities like the ATEE. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10