TY - JOUR
T1 - When a practitioner becomes a university faculty member: a review of literature on the challenges faced by novice ex-practitioner teacher educators
AU - Saito, Eisuke
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - It is challenging for ex-practitioners beginning to teach in higher education settings due to their long experience in other fields. In this paper, as an example of a nexus of practitioners and academics, the focus is the issues of novice teacher educators at the beginning of their careers and support programmes for them. Three factors were identified as causing the most distress: difficulty in changing their identities, adjusting to the new work environment and fear of research. These problems align with the cognitive, social and ethical aspects of learning. To overcome these problems, various potential platforms exist, such as traditional mentoring, peer mentoring, joint reflection or self-study. With support programmes, regardless of platform, novice teacher educators struggles can be opportunities to learn more about the three aspects of their new jobs.
AB - It is challenging for ex-practitioners beginning to teach in higher education settings due to their long experience in other fields. In this paper, as an example of a nexus of practitioners and academics, the focus is the issues of novice teacher educators at the beginning of their careers and support programmes for them. Three factors were identified as causing the most distress: difficulty in changing their identities, adjusting to the new work environment and fear of research. These problems align with the cognitive, social and ethical aspects of learning. To overcome these problems, various potential platforms exist, such as traditional mentoring, peer mentoring, joint reflection or self-study. With support programmes, regardless of platform, novice teacher educators struggles can be opportunities to learn more about the three aspects of their new jobs.
UR - http://goo.gl/C2SMMD
U2 - 10.1080/1360144X.2012.692322
DO - 10.1080/1360144X.2012.692322
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-144X
VL - 18
SP - 190
EP - 200
JO - International Journal for Academic Development
JF - International Journal for Academic Development
IS - 2
ER -