Career Change Teachers
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-16-6037-5 (ISBN)
The book introduces the changing landscape of the teaching profession in Australia before deep diving into the nature, characteristics and contributions of career change teachers. The stories of teachers who began their journey in the classroom are told in the form of case studies through the lens of lived experience. Strategies utilised by teachers to embed real world occurrences in classroom teaching practices are also examined. This cohort of teachers is not immune to the common problems faced by all teachers, and the book discusses specific mechanisms that can be applied to address some of the challenges.
This book explores how the leadership experiences, industry connections and skill sets of career change individuals can be valuable to the teaching profession.
Dr Meera Varadharajan is a Research Fellow in Education at the Centre for Social Impact, University of New South Wales. Her PhD thesis was on the lived experiences of career change teachers who were new to the teaching profession. Extending her thesis work, her subsequent research examined the experiences of career change pre-service student teachers in Australian universities and the experiences and motivations of career change teachers from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) backgrounds. Her work has been recognized through high commendations from thesis examiners, being awarded the 2010 Teacher Guild Prize and being able to successfully secure funding to support her research. She has presented her work in schools, universities and in teacher education conferences. Her current research, funded by the New South Wales Department of Education in Australia, focuses on mechanisms to attract and retain career changers from STEM backgrounds. Meera is passionate about highlighting the characteristics and contributions of career change teachers. A career changer herself, Meera has a Bachelors’ and Masters’ degree in accounting and has worked in the banking and business sector for over 10 years before moving to education. Dr John Buchanan is an Honorary Industry Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, where he has coordinated international programs, including the International Practicum, most recently as an Associate Professor. He has taught at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, and is a recipient of teaching awards at institution, state and national levels. His teaching and research interests include: retention, attrition and quality of teachers, including the contributions of career change teachers; English as an additional language; LOTE (Languages other than English) education; intercultural; regional and global studies; and civics and citizenship education. He has published more than 80 refereed journal articles, books and book chapters in these fields, and has supervised more than a dozen higher degree research students on related topics. He has also presented at numerous international conferences, including invited plenary addresses in Korea, Pakistan, Colombia and the UAE. He has contributed to and led numerous funded research projects. He is a past president of the New South Wales Institute for Educational Research.
Section 1 The teaching profession: Local and global contexts.- 1 The current and changing landscape of the teaching profession.- 2 Who are career change teachers?.- 3 Significance of career changers in the teaching profession.- Section 2 "My journey into teaching": Stories of career change teachers in Australia.- 4 An overview from authors' research.- 5 Career change teachers as pedagogues.- 6 A phenomenological approach to understanding career change teachers.- Section 3 Career change pre-service and in-service teachers.- 7 Career change pre-service teachers: An Australian study.- 8 STEM career change in-service teachers: A joint study with Eindhoven University, The Netherlands.- Section 4 Re-imagining the future of the teaching profession.- 9 Implications for and recommendations to the teaching profession and teacher education.- 10 21st Century teachers and beyond: The way forward.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.10.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XXVIII, 216 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| Schlagworte | Career change teachers • Late entry teachers • Later-life learners • Mature age student learners • Mature age teachers • Mid-life career changers • Non-traditional teacher education student entrants • Non-traditional teachers • Pre-service career change teachers • Prior career teachers • Second career teacher entrants • Second career teachers • STEM and mature aged pre-service teachers • Teacher experiences |
| ISBN-10 | 981-16-6037-9 / 9811660379 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-16-6037-5 / 9789811660375 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich
