Prädiktoren der LehrerInnenverantwortung

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage ob Lenks Modell zur Erfassung von grundsätzlichen Determinanten der LehrerInnenverantwortung, das durch Lauermann und Karabenick übernommen wurde, empirisch gestützt werden kann. Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, kausale Beziehungen innerhalb dieses Modells mit Hilfe eines Strukturgleichungsmodells zu bewerten. Basierend auf Daten einer norwegischen LehrerInnenuntersuchung ergaben sich deutliche Zusammenhänge zwischen den Elementen des Modells. Relationales Vertrauen, informelles Lernen zwischen den LehrerInnen und wahrgenommene Unterstützung durch SchulleiterInnen haben sich als wichtige Determinanten für die LehrerInnenverantwortung erwiesen, wenngleich die kontextuellen Faktoren in ihrer Eigenart komplexer zu sein scheinen. Es bedarf weiterer Forschung, um diese zu verstehen. Angesichts der Ergebnisse ist zu empfehlen, dass Schulbehörden einen Schwerpunkt auf die Gestaltung einer Politik legen, die die Vertrauensbeziehungen zwischen den LehrerInnen berücksichtigt. (DIPF/Orig.

Preservice teachers’ commitment to teaching and the likelihood of retention in the profession

Teacher education for primary and lower secondary school has received harsh criticism in many countries, also in Denmark. Teacher education programmes experience high dropout rates and has low appeal to potential students. The purpose of this study is to explore how preservice teachers’ perceptions of campus experiences and field experiences are related to their prospective commitment to become a teacher as well as to their turnover intention. This focus is important because research indicates that prospective commitment to a profession is an important factor in sustaining good professional practices among preservice teachers as well as in preventing early exit from the programme. Structural equation modelling was used for the data analysis in this study. A survey was carried out with 1,435 participating Danish preservice teachers at four different campuses. The preservice teachers were asked to voluntarily complete a paper-based questionnaire after they had completed at least one teacher practice period. The analysis indicated that perceived relevance of subject didactics teaching and theory–practice interactions in the school-based section of teacher training are the most important elements in explaining both the prospective commitment of preservice teachers to their future profession as teachers and their turnover intention.

Pedagogisk og faglig kompetanse blant lærere i videregående skole. En kartlegging

Denne rapporten presenterer resultater fra en omfattende kartlegging av faglig og pedagogisk kompetanse blant lærere i videregående skole. Kartleggingen er gjennomført på oppdrag fra Utdanningsdirektoratet. Våren 2007 besvarte i overkant av 4 300 lærere et elektronisk spørreskjema som ble utviklet i samarbeid med Conexus. Rektorene ved de deltakende skolene ble også oppfordret til å besvare et eget elektronisk spørreskjema. Denne rapporten gir en første omfattende presentasjon av resultatene

Antecedents of Norwegian student teachers' campus time on task

A number of evaluations have shown that Norwegian student teachers spend little time studying on their course. In this study, we investigate the influence of selected antecedents of student teachers' time-on-task, based on survey data and structural equation modelling. The main finding is that student self-discipline and the level of external academic pressure stands out as significant predictors of student time on task. This is particularly evident regarding time on task on individual studies and student led colloquiums. The type of teacher education programme appears to be of significance. This is mainly explained by a higher reported average time use on lectures and teacher led seminars at the university colleges than at the universities. If a low level of time on task is regarded a problem, a tightening of the work requirements in the campus-based elements of teacher education should be a possible remedy.Antecedents of Norwegian student teachers' campus time on taskpublishedVersion© 2015 The author and IJLTER.ORG. All rights reserved.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Non­Commercial and Non­Derivative License (CC BY-NC-ND)

Antecedents to Faroese student teachers’ citizenship behaviour : A study of empirical relationships

The school is an important institution in Faroese society, as elsewhere in the world. Among other things, schools must prepare students for further education, professional life, and their duties as citizens. The quality of teachers’ instruction is the most important factor influencing pupils’ learning. The concept of citizenship behaviour highlights the idea that student teachers have a responsibility not only to fulfil their duties but also to contribute to the well-being of their peers. Student teachers’ citizenship behaviour is assumed to influence the functioning of teacher education. Teacher education prepares student teachers and supplies schools with appropriately trained teachers. The purposes of this study are (1) to present an overview of Faroese teacher training, and (2) to explore the statistical relationships between Faroese student teachers’ motivational orientations and their citizenship behaviours. As expected, we find that intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation are related to citizenship behavior. Furthermore, we find that instructional self-efficacy is positively related to citizenship behaviour. Implications for practice and avenues for further research are discussed

Finnish teacher education and its contributions to pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy

This study focuses on how Finnish pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy contributes to their belief in their ability to provide learning opportunities and positive classroom outcomes. Data were gathered from 153 pre-service teachers and analysed using structural equation modelling. We found that experiences with problem behaviour negatively contributed to pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy. We also found two factors that contributed positively to pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy: supervisor’s feedback and perceived practical examples in general pedagogy courses.Peer reviewe

Finnish Teacher Education and Its Contributions to Preservice Teachers’ Instructional Self-Efficacy

This study focuses on how Finnish pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy contributes to their belief in their ability to provide learning opportunities and positive classroom outcomes. Data were gathered from 153 pre-service teachers and analysed using structural equation modelling. We found that experiences with problem behaviour negatively contributed to pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy. We also found two factors that contributed positively to pre-service teachers’ instructional self-efficacy: supervisor’s feedback and perceived practical examples in general pedagogy courses.publishedVersionCopyright © 2018 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License