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The Difficulty of Change: The Impact of Personal School Experience and Teacher Education on the Work of Beginning Language Teachers
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This case‐study investigates the impact of personal school experience and initial teacher education on the work of six beginning language teachers. Insights into the thinking and acting of the subjects are gained through an interpretative analysis of their interviews. The findings indicate that one’s own school experience has an important role in constructing practical knowledge during the first years of teaching. Part of this experience is unconscious and difficult to express in words; nevertheless, it has an impact on the actions of the beginning language teacher. Furthermore, the ability of the teachers in the study to use knowledge learned during the teacher education is dependent on their ability to self‐reflect.
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“research shows that the influence of teacher education on the process of shaping PSTs' identities is not as strong as it is that of personal experience (Ruohotie-Lyhty and Kaikkonen, 2009; Hong and Greene 2011).”
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- Authors
- Ruohotie‐Lyhty, M., & Kaikkonen, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Ruohotie‐Lyhty, Maria
- Venue
- Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-06
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 295-309
- ISSN
- 0031-3831 (ISSN-L)
- 1470-1170
- OpenAlex
- W2111794391
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Reflective Practices in Education
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Keywords
- initial teacher education, practical knowledge, teacher reflection, teacher knowledge transfer, teacher professional development
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