The Fall of Icarus: A Paid Intern's Search for Her Teacher Identity
Location
Room #2082
Format Type
Panel
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
January 2014
Abstract
While “reality shock” for beginning teachers has been well documented (Veenman, 1984), few studies have examined the transition to teaching of beginning teachers in accelerated preparation programs (Huling-Austin, 1986; Zeichner, 2012). This case study, taken from a larger study, examines the concerns a paid intern in her first semester of teaching. Findings suggest that conflict between her success-oriented self-perception and perceived failures to reach her own ideal within the realities of practice caused anxiety as she struggled to negotiate her teacher identity. (495)
The Fall of Icarus: A Paid Intern's Search for Her Teacher Identity
Room #2082
While “reality shock” for beginning teachers has been well documented (Veenman, 1984), few studies have examined the transition to teaching of beginning teachers in accelerated preparation programs (Huling-Austin, 1986; Zeichner, 2012). This case study, taken from a larger study, examines the concerns a paid intern in her first semester of teaching. Findings suggest that conflict between her success-oriented self-perception and perceived failures to reach her own ideal within the realities of practice caused anxiety as she struggled to negotiate her teacher identity. (495)
Comments
Breakout Session B