ADAPTATION CHALLENGES OF NOVICE TEACHERS

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2013-01-01

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ÖZTÜRK, MUSTAFA
Yıldırım, Ali

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The purpose of this study was to investigate adaptation challenges of novice teachers during induction period. Through a questionnaire prepared in a cross-sectional descriptive design, the data were collected from 465 novice teachers teaching in randomly selected 8 provinces of Turkey. The results indicated that novice teachers had both job-related challenges and social challenges. The most frequent adaptation challenges were related to (1) workload, (2) social status and identity, (3) supervisors (school principals and inspectors), and (4) classroom management.

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Novice teachers, Induction period, Adaptation challenges

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55973

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HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION

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M. ÖZTÜRK and A. Yıldırım, “ADAPTATION CHALLENGES OF NOVICE TEACHERS,” HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, pp. 294–307, 2013, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55973.