Researchers have been interested in teachers engaged in their first year of employment, a career phase believed to have long-term implications for teaching effectiveness, job satisfaction, and career length. One result of this inquary is a case studie...
Researchers have been interested in teachers engaged in their first year of employment, a career phase believed to have long-term implications for teaching effectiveness, job satisfaction, and career length. One result of this inquary is a case studies describing failure in first-year teaching. However, there are reports of positive examples of teacher induction. This study is a case study of success in first-year teaching. Based on observations, interviews and journals conducted over the course of 11 months, it focuses on the descriptions and interpretations of a new early childhood teacher at a care center. The results revealed several factors which impacted the success of the first-year teacher studied, some related to preservice teacher preparation, others to care center context, and others a result of taking an active role in the care center context. This study is interpreted in meaning of time, space, and relationship