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dc.contributor.authorSheffield, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorBlackley, Susan
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Dawn
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-26T05:27:44Z
dc.date.available2020-02-26T05:27:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSheffield, R. and Blackley, S. and Bennett, D. 2020. How future science educators view themselves and their profession: A study of pre-service science STEM educators. Issues in educational research. 30 (1): pp. 302-322.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78089
dc.description.abstract

Attrition of up to thirty per cent in the initial years of a teaching career has led to a high level of disillusionment in teaching as a desirable and rewarding profession. Although many nations have responded with substantial investments in pre-service teacher education, these efforts have failed to dissuade newly qualified teachers from leaving the profession. An important factor in professional membership is a sense of identity to both a particular group of people and a set of established practices. This article examines the initial identity of pre-service science teachers who belong to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) cohort of teachers in the primary and secondary initial education programs at an Australian university. We consider the alignment of participants’ initial professional identity, including career commitment, with their concerns about entering the teaching profession. Recommendations are made for actions that might reduce the early career exodus.

dc.publisherAustralian Institutes for Educational Research
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
dc.subject1302 - Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject1303 - Specialist Studies in Education
dc.titleHow future science educators view themselves and their profession: A study of pre-service science STEM educators
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume30
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage302
dcterms.source.endPage322
dcterms.source.issn0313-7155
dcterms.source.titleIssues in educational research
dc.date.updated2020-02-26T05:27:44Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Education
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidBlackley, Susan [0000-0001-7399-207X]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridBlackley, Susan [56660560500]


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