NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
New Kindergarten Teachers' (NKTs) Transition into Teaching in Their Induction Year: Teachers' and Mentors' Perspectives
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rinat Arviv Elyashiv; Rivi Carmel; Katya Rozenberg – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Kindergarten teachers' work is unique because they juggle the roles of caregiver to young children, tending to their physical, emotional and educational needs, and managing their kindergarten unit. The year of internship and transition into teaching is particularly intense. For new kindergarten teachers (NKTs) to fully integrate in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
Towards Professionalism in Early Childhood Practicum Supervision--A Personal Journey
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dayan, Yael – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
The role of a practicum supervisor of early childhood students has received limited research attention in discussions of professional practice in this field. This article discusses four phases in the author's personal journey towards professionalism in this role. The phases reflect an ongoing research-practice cycle: Phase 1 involved a research…
Descriptors: Practicums, Practicum Supervision, Young Children, Role Perception
The Perceived Significance of the Supervisor, the Assistant, and Parents for Career Development of Beginning Kindergarten Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oplatka, Izhar; Eizenberg, Mervar – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Whereas much research attention has been given to the induction stage of beginning schoolteachers worldwide, there is a limited knowledge base on the experiences of new kindergarten teachers at this stage, despite the different work tasks and contexts of both groups of teachers. Based on semi-structured interviews with 15 Israeli kindergarten…
Descriptors: Supervisors, Career Development, Teacher Attitudes, Kindergarten
Going beyond Role Expectations: Toward an Understanding of The Determinants and Components of Teacher Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oplatka, Izhar – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2006
Purpose: To fill the gap in theoretical and empirical knowledge on the patterns of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in school, the aim of this study was to explore the components of teacher OCB as well as its personal and contextual determinants. Research Design: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 50 schoolteachers, 10…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Role, Interviews