Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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374365 | Teaching and Teacher Education | 2011 | 10 Pages |
In this paper we explore newly qualified New Zealand secondary teachers’ varied accounts of induction. We claim that multiple interpretations of objectives for induction programs are a significant source of this variation. With reference to an activity system framework, we identify four primary objects of induction that were represented in the induction accounts as follows: ‘orientation to learning about the context’, ‘fitting into the school’, ‘completing registration requirements’, and ‘becoming a professional inquirer’. Whilst teachers would be expected to experience all of these objects within their induction experiences, the balance and emphases of these objects within programs varied considerably.
► The provision of effective induction support and guidance is challenging. ► Multiple interpretations the object of induction are a major source of variation. ► The balance and emphases of the objects of induction varied considerably. ► Multifaceted induction needs to ensure that the object of the program is shared.