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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 585-595 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Education for Teaching |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2012 |
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The passion of teaching : learning from an older generation of teachers. / Santoro, Ninetta; Pietsch, Marilyn; Borg, Tracey.
In: Journal of Education for Teaching, Vol. 38, No. 5, 12.2012, p. 585-595.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - The passion of teaching
T2 - learning from an older generation of teachers
AU - Santoro, Ninetta
AU - Pietsch, Marilyn
AU - Borg, Tracey
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = December, 2012; Journal title (773t) = Journal of Education for Teaching: international research and pedagogy. ISSNs: 0260-7476;
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - This article reports on a qualitative small-scale case study that investigated whatpre-service teachers learned from a former generation of teachers about the contextand nature of teaching and teacher education during the 1950s and 1960s.Data comprised semi-structured interviews and a grounded theoretical approachwas used to analyse the data. A process of coding and re-coding of the dataresulted in the identification of emergent patterns and broad overarching themesand subthemes. Findings suggest that the pre-service teachers drew inspirationfrom the older teachers' emotional connection to the profession, and their ownpassion for teaching developed or intensified as they came to understand teachingas a rewarding lifelong career. It is suggested that mentor relationshipsbetween pre-service teachers and those from an older generation have the potentialto support novice teachers in developing a passion for teaching and, ultimately,resilience and longevity in the profession. Recommendations are madefor the inclusion in teacher education of opportunities for intergenerationallearning through such relationships.
AB - This article reports on a qualitative small-scale case study that investigated whatpre-service teachers learned from a former generation of teachers about the contextand nature of teaching and teacher education during the 1950s and 1960s.Data comprised semi-structured interviews and a grounded theoretical approachwas used to analyse the data. A process of coding and re-coding of the dataresulted in the identification of emergent patterns and broad overarching themesand subthemes. Findings suggest that the pre-service teachers drew inspirationfrom the older teachers' emotional connection to the profession, and their ownpassion for teaching developed or intensified as they came to understand teachingas a rewarding lifelong career. It is suggested that mentor relationshipsbetween pre-service teachers and those from an older generation have the potentialto support novice teachers in developing a passion for teaching and, ultimately,resilience and longevity in the profession. Recommendations are madefor the inclusion in teacher education of opportunities for intergenerationallearning through such relationships.
KW - Intergenerational learning
KW - Mentoring
KW - Passion for
KW - Teacher education
U2 - 10.1080/02607476.2013.739796
DO - 10.1080/02607476.2013.739796
M3 - Article
VL - 38
SP - 585
EP - 595
JO - Journal of Education for Teaching: international research and pedagogy
JF - Journal of Education for Teaching: international research and pedagogy
SN - 0260-7476
IS - 5
ER -