Teacher Possible Selves: How Thinking about the Future Contributes to the Formation of Professional Identity

Autor: Doug Hamman, Matthew C. Lambert, Leah E. Johnson, John Indiatsi, Fanni Liu Coward, Li Zhou
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Self and Identity. 12:307-336
ISSN: 1529-8876
1529-8868
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2012.671955
Popis: Researchers see the value of future-oriented thinking for teacher development. Inthis study, ten teacher candidates (Elementary = 1; Middle-level = 2; Secondary = 6; All-level = 1) from a large university in the southwestern United States were interviewed about their teacher “possible selves,” and the regulative role these had on learning-to-teach behaviors. We found that all participants regulated behaviors through the use of strategies; used future thinking to gather information about progress; and derived incentive about themselves as teachers. We also found that for many participants possible selves changed, in a relatively short period of time, in response to reflection, mentors and experiences. This work contributes to a growing body of evidence concerning the usefulness of teacher identity in thinking about teacher development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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