The Changing Face of the Australian Teaching Profession: New Generations and New Ways of Working and Learning

Autor/in	Mayer, Diane
Titel	The Changing Face of the Australian Teaching Profession: New Generations and New Ways of Working and Learning
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 34 (2006) 1, S.57-71 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-866X
Schlagwörter	Teaching (Occupation); Baby Boomers; Foreign Countries; Work Attitudes; Labor Force; Career Education; Teacher Recruitment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching; Lehrberuf; Ausland; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Arbeitslehre; Lehrerrekrutierung; Australien
Abstract	Today's workforce is characterised by an increasing mix of people with varying career aspirations, work motivators and job satisfiers. This paper discusses the intergenerational nature of today's workforce, which is currently dominated by the age groups commonly referred to as Baby Boomers and Generation X. The Baby Boomers defined and redefined work during the last quarter of the twentieth century, but as they track towards retirement, GenXers' valued work patterns and their career and life aspirations are increasingly dominating. This paper draws on a body of literature about a younger generation of workers and the current world of work in today's knowledge society, and discusses possible implications for the teaching profession, particularly for attracting and retaining young people as teachers. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10