Teacher Identity Development of Non-Education-Degree Individuals: A Narrative Study

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Author(s): Tran Le Huu Nghia (Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam)and Kien Trung Le (Nam Can Tho University, Vietnam)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 26
Source title: Examining the Teacher Induction Process in Contemporary Education Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mustafa Öztürk (Hacettepe University, Turkey)and Paul Robert Hoard (MidAmerica Nazarene University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5228-4.ch012

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / Teacher Education

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This chapter reports on the analysis of the narratives of two non-education-degree teachers to highlight the process of their teacher identity development. The analysis showed that their teacher identities were initially developed during their childhood, but then overshadowed by aspirations to have other professional identities; therefore, they did not enroll in teacher education programs. Upon graduation, they entered the teaching profession either accidentally or deliberately. Their teacher identities were shaped via active participation in teaching and professional development activities, and their ability to negotiate between their teaching competence and the practice required in the school. After their teacher identities were established, often by receiving a teaching qualification, they continued to develop their teacher identities by imagining and negotiating their teaching practices with their future selves. Generally, their teacher identity development involved a complex interaction of personal and contextual factors as well as much effort and resilience.

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