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"Reality Shock" of Beginning Teachers? Changes in Teacher Candidates' Emotional Exhaustion and Constructivist-Oriented Beliefs

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ID4306199
AuthorsThomas Vo (0000-0002-3862-739X, University of Freiburg, corresponding author), Thamar Vo, M Kunter (0000-0001-9842-7683, Goethe University Frankfurt)
Year2020
Volume71
Issue3
Pages292-306
Publication date2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Teacher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4871 • E-ISSN: 1552-7816
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022487119839700
OpenAlexW2937077999
LanguageEN
Citations received85
References cited69

Beginning teachers often feel disillusioned and stressed during their first years of teaching. In the present study, we investigated changes in teacher candidates' constructivist beliefs and emotional exhaustion. We assessed 163 German mathematics teacher candidates 3 times: at the beginning of, in the middle of, and after they completed the induction program. The results revealed a statistically significant decrease in constructivist beliefs and an inverted U-shaped change in emotional exhaustion with an increase at the beginning of the induction program and a decrease afterward. We also found that personal (i.e., math enjoyment) and social (i.e., instrumental support from peers and a constructivist-oriented mentor teacher) resources buffered the decrease in constructivist beliefs and the increase in emotional exhaustion

Burnout · Constructivist teaching methods · Developmental psychology · Emotional exhaustion · German · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Professional development · Social emotional learning · Teacher education · Teacher induction · Teaching method · Clinical Psychology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology

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