Great Expectations
The Mismatched Selves of a Beginning Teacher
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12391763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael DiCicco (0000-0001-6516-0556, University of South Florida, corresponding author), Laura Sabella (University of South Florida), Robert Jordan (0000-0003-2777-392X, University of South Florida), Kate Boney (University of South Florida), Pat Jones (University of South Florida) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-0147 • E-ISSN: 2160-3715 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1098 |
| OpenAlex | W1519328075 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
As university supervisors we were alerted to heightened emotional responses (i.e., crying, not eating, not sleeping), expressed by paid-interns in an accelerated Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) cohort of STEM practitioners. While research has shown teachers prepared in alternative programs tend to have greater difficulties (Darling-Hammond, 1990), few studies have examined alternatively prepared teachers’ beliefs and expectations about teaching and learning (Tigchlaar, Brouwer, & Vermut, 2010; Good et al., 2006). This inquiry describes one paid-intern’s teaching expectations during her first year of teaching. In this phenomenological case study, part of a larger cross-case study, we collected data from interviews, observation notes and university supervisor evaluations in an effort to answer: (1) What are the expectations about teaching of a student in an accelerated M.A.T. program who is also a first-year teacher completing a paid internship and (2) In what ways did she address those expectations? We utilized self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987) that provides an understanding of how expectations can produce negative effects, such as anxiety or depression. Discoveries suggest the intern held idealistic expectations about teaching, influenced by her personality, prior experiences, and the accelerated M.A.T. program, which she could not reconcile with her experiences as a teacher
Anxiety · Higher education · Internship · Liberal arts education · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Personality · Student teacher · Student teaching · Supervisor · Teacher education · The arts · Diverse Music Education Insights · Medicine · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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