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Fish out of Water: Investigating the 'Readiness' and Proficiency of Beginning Drama Teachers in Western Australian Secondary Schools

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • المصدر:
      17
    • Education Level:
      Secondary Education
    • الموضوع:
      Drama; Beginning Teachers; Standards; Teacher Education Programs; Professionalism; Stress Variables; Teacher Persistence; Teaching Methods; Extracurricular Activities; Professional Identity; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes
    • الموضوع:
      Australia
    • ISSN:
      1835-517X
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL, 2011) stipulate that graduating teachers need to be classroom-ready and able to perform at a 'graduate standard'. However, recent research indicates that nearly 50% of beginning teachers lack readiness, are overwhelmed with stress, and will leave the profession within five years. This paper seeks to elucidate this disconcerting reality by providing a nuanced focus on the experiences of beginning drama teachers. Findings indicate that while participants in this study began feeling confident and ready for teaching drama; they were largely unprepared for the unwritten requirements of the profession -- namely, coping with systems, policies and bureaucracy - and extensive extracurricular responsibilities. This article posits several strategies for enabling beginning drama teachers to successfully 'manage' their induction into the profession, and ultimately achieve teacher identity salience.
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      As Provided
    • الموضوع:
      2020
    • الرقم المعرف:
      EJ1255879