Can career changers be game changers? Policy, research and practice concerning career changers

Varadharajan, M; Schuck, S

Can career changers be game changers? Policy, research and practice concerning career changers

Varadharajan, M

Schuck, S

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Citation:: Teacher Education Policy and Practice: Evidence of Impact, Impact of Evidence, 2017, pp. 83 - 95
Issue Date:: 2017-05-31

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dc.contributor.author	Varadharajan, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-090X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schuck, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7482-0480	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-05-31	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Teacher Education Policy and Practice: Evidence of Impact, Impact of Evidence, 2017, pp. 83 - 95	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789811041327	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/126842
dc.description.abstract	© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017. As individuals increasingly choose to collect a 'portfolio' of careers over their working lives, becoming a teacher is considered to be an attractive career option for many mid-life career changers. At the same time, globalisation and population migration have resulted in an increasing diversity in school students. This chapter argues for the value of career changers in meeting some of the current challenges of the teaching profession and considers this cohort's key characteristics, needs and experiencs as indicated in the literature. Secondly, findings from two research studies are discussed against the backdrop of the phenomenological and interpretive theoretical position taken in the research. Thirdly, the findings about career change student teachers and practising teachers are examined for their implications for initial teacher education policy and practice.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Teacher Education Policy and Practice: Evidence of Impact, Impact of Evidence	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-981-10-4133-4_6	en_US
dc.title	Can career changers be game changers? Policy, research and practice concerning career changers	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.for	130108 Technical, Further and Workplace Education	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
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© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017. As individuals increasingly choose to collect a 'portfolio' of careers over their working lives, becoming a teacher is considered to be an attractive career option for many mid-life career changers. At the same time, globalisation and population migration have resulted in an increasing diversity in school students. This chapter argues for the value of career changers in meeting some of the current challenges of the teaching profession and considers this cohort's key characteristics, needs and experiencs as indicated in the literature. Secondly, findings from two research studies are discussed against the backdrop of the phenomenological and interpretive theoretical position taken in the research. Thirdly, the findings about career change student teachers and practising teachers are examined for their implications for initial teacher education policy and practice.

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