An Understanding of the Experience of switching from Secondary to Primary school Teaching

Minott, Mark

Abstract

The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the experience of teachers who made the switch from secondary to primary school teaching. Two teachers who had made the switch participated in an in-depth interview. The data analysis process was guided by aspects of a grounded theory approach. The experience of teachers who made the switch is characterised by the need to make-adjustments. This involved: specialist to generalist teacher adjustments, pedagogical adjustments influenced by practical knowledge, emotional adjustments and appreciation of, and adjusting to the peculiarities and needs of primary school students. The area of pedagogical adjustment influenced by teachers’ practical knowledge featured prominently.

Citation

Minott, M. (2018). An Understanding of the Experience of switching from Secondary to Primary school Teaching. Teacher education & practice : the journal of the Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 31(3), 435-447

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Nov 5, 2022
• Journal: Teacher Education and Practice
• Print ISSN: 0890-6459
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 435-447
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4116042