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Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience

Trainee teachers’ self-awareness and their developing professional identity are of crucial importance as they enter complex school environments in a role which makes intense demands of them, both personally and professionally. To enable a smooth transition into school life, trainee teachers need to...

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Main Authors: Sarah Turner, Maggie Braine
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Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/19997
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description Trainee teachers’ self-awareness and their developing professional identity are of crucial importance as they enter complex school environments in a role which makes intense demands of them, both personally and professionally. To enable a smooth transition into school life, trainee teachers need to be able to critically reflect on their strengths, core values and performance. This study researched the impact of three workshops covering professional identity, teaching values and psychological models during the teacher training year. A mixed methods approach was employed: a questionnaire ascertained feedback on each workshop attended (October; February and May (N=38, 35, 31 respectively) and a final group interview (N=12) followed-up the workshops undertaken. Key findings indicated: the teacher ‘daily diary’ was extremely useful, reassurance of work-life balance beneficial, psychology shared very helpful (e.g. Maslow’s work; Erskine’s relational needs; Rogers’ core conditions). Key factors regularly used by trainee teachers were: using their planner, making time for others and trying to incorporate a work-life balance. The main conclusions reveal the essential requirement of trainee teachers being able to self-reflect, to organise their time and to have the capability to develop strategies to address the challenges they meet during their time in school.
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spelling rr-article-93458962016-01-01T00:00:00Z Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience Sarah Turner (1255620) Maggie Braine (7152293) Design not elsewhere classified Teacher wellbeing Resilience Teacher training ‘Safe’ classroom Emotions Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified Trainee teachers’ self-awareness and their developing professional identity are of crucial importance as they enter complex school environments in a role which makes intense demands of them, both personally and professionally. To enable a smooth transition into school life, trainee teachers need to be able to critically reflect on their strengths, core values and performance. This study researched the impact of three workshops covering professional identity, teaching values and psychological models during the teacher training year. A mixed methods approach was employed: a questionnaire ascertained feedback on each workshop attended (October; February and May (N=38, 35, 31 respectively) and a final group interview (N=12) followed-up the workshops undertaken. Key findings indicated: the teacher ‘daily diary’ was extremely useful, reassurance of work-life balance beneficial, psychology shared very helpful (e.g. Maslow’s work; Erskine’s relational needs; Rogers’ core conditions). Key factors regularly used by trainee teachers were: using their planner, making time for others and trying to incorporate a work-life balance. The main conclusions reveal the essential requirement of trainee teachers being able to self-reflect, to organise their time and to have the capability to develop strategies to address the challenges they meet during their time in school. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/19997 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Embedding_wellbeing_knowledge_and_practice_into_teacher_education_building_emotional_resilience/9345896 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Design not elsewhere classified
Teacher wellbeing
Resilience
Teacher training
‘Safe’ classroom
Emotions
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Sarah Turner
Maggie Braine
Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
title Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
title_full Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
title_fullStr Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
title_full_unstemmed Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
title_short Embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
title_sort embedding wellbeing knowledge and practice into teacher education: building emotional resilience
topic Design not elsewhere classified
Teacher wellbeing
Resilience
Teacher training
‘Safe’ classroom
Emotions
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/19997