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Chapter1
TEACHERSASAPROFESSIONALGROUP
1.1
Introduction
Tischapterservestodescribeteachersasaprofessionalgroup,focusingon
pre-serviceteachersduringtheirpracticeandinductionperiod.Istartwith
apresentationofvariousmodelsofteacherdevelopmentlookedatfromdińerent
perspectives,asfoundintheliteratureonthesubject.Whenobservingteachers
overtheirwholecareers,cleardevelopmentalstagescanbedistinguished.
Althoughthemajorobjectiveofthisbookistolookatpre-serviceteachers,
commentaryisalsoońeredmoregenerallyonthefollow-upstages,andlater
phasesinteachers)professionallivesaredelineatedbydińerentmodels.
Next,teachermotivationasafactorofmajorsignificanceforteacher
involvement-firstintheirowndevelopmentattheinitialtrainingstagebut
alsolateronintheyearstocome-isdiscussedinthischapter.Itmustbefairly
obviousthattrainee-teacherswhofacetheirclassroomsforthefirsttimedonot
enterthemempty-handed.Teyholdbeliefswhichhavevariousoriginsand
possessdińerentdegreesofsustainabilityovertimeaccordingtotheexperiences
encounteredbyindividualteachers.Tesearediscussedboththeoreticallyand
withtheaidofillustrativestudies.
Personalityasamajorfactorinbelief-systemsandteacherpresenceinthe
classroom,inamoregeneralsensecontributetobuildingteacheridentity
throughoutthewholeperiodofbecomingandfunctioningasateacher.Tis
processisdevelopmentalinnatureandundergoesfluctuations.Teissueis
treatedherequitecomprehensively,asIbelieveteacherself-identityandself-
conceptionmakeforthesuccessand/orfailure,theenthusiasmand/orburnout,
ofeveryindividualteacher,irrespectiveofhis/herteachingcontext,asitfulfils
thefeltneedofeveryhumantoachievesomedegreeofself-realisation.
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