ERIC Number: EJ1281783
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-2147-0456
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Values and Beliefs Matter: Newly Qualified Teachers' Experiences of Relational Trust
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, v9 n3 p329-347 2020
In Nordic and Finnish teacher education, emphasis has often been placed on the teaching process and content over the teachers' ability to handle and take responsibility for relationships within the profession. This study aims to explore teachers' experiences of their relationships with pupils and parents, as well as their relational competence concerning these after one year of teaching experience. The study uses the theoretical framing of relational trust. A total of 14 Finnish primary school teachers participated in the study. Data were collected from individual interviews and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results revealed two main areas of knowledge--enhancements and challenges--relating to how newly qualified teachers experience their relationships with pupils and parents. Based on the results, the importance of enhancing the teachers' consciousness of their values and beliefs are stressed for the creation of fruitful relationships based on trust.
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Values, Beliefs, Trust (Psychology), Teacher Student Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Interpersonal Competence, Teaching Experience, Collegiality, Context Effect, Expectation, Discipline Problems, Individualized Instruction, Children, Foreign Countries
Uludag University, Education Faculty, Department of Educational Sciences. Bursa, Turkey. e-mail: jtee.editor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jtee.org; Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jtee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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