Conflicts viewed through the micro-political lens: beginning teachers' coping strategies for emotionally challenging situations

Lindqvist, Henrik,1978-Linköpings universitet,Pedagogik och didaktik,Utbildningsvetenskap (författare)

Conflicts viewed through the micro-political lens : beginning teachers' coping strategies for emotionally challenging situations

QC 20190919
Funding agencies: Swedish Research Council [7212013-2310]; Vetenskapsradet [721-2013-2310]
The aim of the present study was to use the narratives of beginning teachers to investigate the emotionally challenging situations they face, with a focus on how their perspectives and definitions of such situations guided their actions and made coping possible. A short term longitudinal qualitative interview study was adopted. Twenty participants were interviewed at the outset of their last year of teacher education and then followed up with an interview at their first year of teaching. In between self-reports were written in addition to the interviews. The material was analysed using constructivist grounded theory tools. The findings show that new teachers experienced conflicts that were both interpersonal (with students, parents and colleagues) and intrapersonal (being 'good enough'; establishing boundaries related to time and engagement; suppression of emotions) as they started out in teaching. In order to cope with these challenges, the beginning teachers used various strategies including collaboration, conformity, influencing and autonomy. It was found that the strategy chosen could have an effect on turnover or attrition intentions among beginning teachers. Practical implications of the research are discussed.

Weurlander, Maria,1969-KTH,Lärande,Karolinska Institutet, CLINTEC, Stockholm, Sweden / Department of Learning in Engineering Sciences, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden(Swepub:kth)u1ekk4uq (författare)
Wernerson, AnnikaKarolinska Institutet,Department of Learning in Engineering Sciences, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (författare)
Thornberg, Robert,1968-Linköpings universitet,Pedagogik och didaktik,Utbildningsvetenskap(Swepub:liu)robth79 (författare)
Linköpings universitetPedagogik och didaktik (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Research Papers in Education: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD0267-15221470-1146

Av författaren/redakt...: Lindqvist, Henri ...; Weurlander, Mari ...; Wernerson, Annik ...; Thornberg, Rober ...

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP: SAMHÄLLSVETENSKA ...; och Utbildningsveten ...; och Lärande

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Av lärosätet: Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan; Karolinska Institutet; Linköpings universitet

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