TY - JOUR
T1 - Professional learning places and spaces
T2 - The staffroom as a site of beginning teacher induction and transition
AU - lisahunter, null
AU - Rossi, Tony
AU - Tinning, Richard
AU - Flanagan, Erin
AU - Macdonald, Doune
PY - 2011/1/16
Y1 - 2011/1/16
N2 - This paper argues that the staffroom is an important professional learning space where beginning teachers interact to understand who they are and the nature of their professional work. The authors highlight the theoretical importance of space and place in the construction and negotiation of beginning teacher subjectivities. To illustrate the staffroom as a particular place where important professional learning could occur the authors use two narratives based on the lived experiences of two beginning teachers, one in a primary context, the other secondary. The authors conclude by calling for greater research attention to the significance of the staffroom and its interaction with teacher subjectivities. At the level of practice we also call for the teaching profession to recognise staffrooms as important sites of professional learning and places that should support induction and mentoring of beginning teachers. Such recognition could enhance the retention, satisfaction, and effectiveness of new and experienced teachers alike.
AB - This paper argues that the staffroom is an important professional learning space where beginning teachers interact to understand who they are and the nature of their professional work. The authors highlight the theoretical importance of space and place in the construction and negotiation of beginning teacher subjectivities. To illustrate the staffroom as a particular place where important professional learning could occur the authors use two narratives based on the lived experiences of two beginning teachers, one in a primary context, the other secondary. The authors conclude by calling for greater research attention to the significance of the staffroom and its interaction with teacher subjectivities. At the level of practice we also call for the teaching profession to recognise staffrooms as important sites of professional learning and places that should support induction and mentoring of beginning teachers. Such recognition could enhance the retention, satisfaction, and effectiveness of new and experienced teachers alike.
KW - Beginning teachers
KW - Place
KW - Space
KW - Teaching profession
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78751480315&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1359866X.2010.542234
DO - 10.1080/1359866X.2010.542234
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78751480315
VL - 39
SP - 33
EP - 46
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
SN - 1359-866X
IS - 1
ER -