Understanding new teachers’ professional identities through metaphor |
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| Authors: | Lynn Thomas Catherine Beauchamp |
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| Institution: | a Faculté d’éducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 2R1 Canada
b School of Education, Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 1Z7 Canada |
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| Abstract: | This qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews examines the metaphors new teachers use to describe their professional identities and compares metaphors chosen immediately following graduation with those suggested part way through their first year of teaching. Findings indicate that new teachers make a shift from seeing themselves as ready for the challenge, to adopting a survival mode. The metaphors suggest that new teachers struggle to develop a professional identity during their first year, and that this development process is gradual, complex and often problematic. Implications for teacher education indicate that greater emphasis needs to be placed on exploring professional identity in pre-service programmes. |
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| Keywords: | Professional identity Metaphors New teachers Teacher education |
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