Journal article
Teachers coping with change: The stories of two preschool teachers
Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, Vol.1, pp.62-70
1997
Abstract
In this paper, the impact of change on two Queensland preschool teachers is reported. Twelve preschool teachers were given opportunities to record and describe their work within their specific teaching context, as well as within the wider contexts of the school campus and the educational and social system. A reflective journal was kept daily over a two-week period and entries frequently identified the influence that mandated educational change had on daily work. The keeping of the reflective journal and a follow-up conversation enabled the creation of teachers' stories about their experiences. In this paper, two of the stories are explored. The stories are illuminating and assist in an understanding of the dimensions and conditions of teachers' work, and of current issues impacting on early childhood education.
Details
- Title
- Teachers coping with change: The stories of two preschool teachers
- Authors
- Alison L Kelly (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDonna C Berthelsen (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, Vol.1, pp.62-70
- Publisher
- Monash University
- Date published
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1320-6648
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 1997 The Authors. Reproduced with permission of the author.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449017602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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