Mature Student Teachers in Initial Teacher Education in Greece: Personal and Academic Identities

Autor/in	Kaldi, Stavroula
Titel	Mature Student Teachers in Initial Teacher Education in Greece: Personal and Academic Identities
Quelle	In: European Journal of Teacher Education, 32 (2009) 1, S.35-49 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-9768
Schlagwörter	Student Teachers; Maturity (Individuals); Ethnography; Coping; Foreign Countries; Nontraditional Students; Student Characteristics; Elementary School Teachers; Intention; Student Attitudes; Expectation; Identification (Psychology); Profiles; Career Change; Family Influence; Financial Support; Student Motivation; Gender Differences; Experience; Bachelors Degrees; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Reifung; Ethnografie; Bewältigung; Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Schülerverhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Finanzielle Förderung; Schulische Motivation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Erfahrung; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Griechenland
Abstract	This qualitative study examined mature student teachers in initial teacher preparation for primary schools in Greece. More specifically it sought to identify the profile of mature student teachers, their intentions to become primary school teachers, their academic needs, concerns and expectations as well as their coping strategies across private and public spheres in university departments preparing primary school teachers. Adapting an ethnographic research approach and a case study design, 15 mature student teachers were followed throughout the final year of their studies, investigating patterns of personal and academic identities developed in order to become primary school teachers. Mature student teachers consist of a limited number in the total higher education student population. However their skills and experiences can be regarded as significant in course completion and contributing to a high standard of education in both the university and primary schools. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10