"I got knocked down": factors impacting a novice teacher's decision making.
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| Title: | "I got knocked down": factors impacting a novice teacher's decision making. |
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| Authors: | Fitzpatrick, Colleen1 (AUTHOR) colleen.fitzpatrick@utoledo.edu, Friedman, Adam2 (AUTHOR) friedmam@wfu.edu |
| Source: | Social Studies Research & Practice (Emerald Publishing). 2024, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p365-377. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Middle school teachers, *Beginning teachers, *Religious educators, *Social sciences education, *Teachers |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This study explores how one novice teacher navigated his first-year teaching sixth-grade social studies. Design/methodology/approach: One-sixth grade novice teacher was observed during his unit on the Islamic Empire. The teacher was interviewed before the unit began to understand his approach to combating Islamophobia and interviewed again after the unit so he could reflect on the unit and discuss if he believed he had accomplished his original goal. Classroom artifacts (handouts, slide decks, etc.) were collected. Findings: The findings highlight the various forces that impacted the decisions the teacher made in the classroom. Lack of support from administration and various colleagues left the teacher feeling overwhelmed and unable to accomplish his goals. While the teacher started the unit with a clear purpose for teaching against Islamophobia, he ultimately taught a unit where students memorized discrete pieces of information. Originality/value: This study adds to previous research on the need for providing administrative support for novice teachers to be able to teach in ambitious ways by highlighting the numerous shortcomings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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