Lessons Learned from Novice Teachers

1 Learning to Swim without a Swim Belt: The First Year of Teaching

1  Introduction

2  Why Narratives?

3  First Year of Teaching: A Year of Learning

4  Mentoring and Collegial Support

5  Main Challenges in the First Year of Teaching

6  Resilience

7  Conclusion

PART 1: The Australian Teacher Education Context

Introduction to Part 1: The Australian Context

 John Loughran

1  Structure of Teacher Education

2  Status of Teaching Profession

3  Employment

2 Carol’s Story: Teaching Is Too Much Fun to Be a Real Job!

1  Why Teacher?

2  The Beginning

3  To Become a Real Teacher

4  High Expectations for the Future

5  What Can We Learn from Carol’s Story?

6  Carol’s Self-Understanding as a Teacher

7  The Professional Community

8  Conclusion

3 Eric’s Story: I Love the Spontaneity of My Profession

1  Why Teacher?

2  The Community of Learners

3  The Beginning

4  The Teacher as an Artist

5  Demands from the Authorities

6  The Community

7  I Did What I Felt Was Correct

8  Future Expectations

9  What Can We Learn from Eric’s Story?

10  Conclusion

PART 2: Initial Teacher Education or Initial Teacher Training in England

Introduction to Part 2: The English Context

 Jean Murray

4 Anna’s Story: I Want to Share My Love of Languages

1  Motivation

2  The Pastoral Care

3  Characteristics of the School

4  Support

5  Ups and Downs

6  What Does Anna’s Story Tell?

7  The Future

5 Owen’s Story: Empowering Students

1  My Job

2  Likes, Dislikes and Aims

3  The Support

4  My Learning Outcome and Future

5  What Does Owen’s Story Tell?

6  The Future

PART 3: The Status of Finnish Teacher Education

Introduction to Part 3: The Finnish Context

 Sven-Erik Hansén

6 Alice’s Story: I Cannot Save Everybody

1  The First Semester

2  The Second Semester

3  The Third Semester

4  Support

5  The Fourth Semester

6  What Can We Learn from Alice’s Story?

7  Conclusion

7 Maria’s Story: I Have to Practice What I Preach

1  The Ethical Challenge

2  Support

3  The Autonomous Teacher

4  Outside the Classroom

5  What Can We Learn from Maria’s Story?

6  Conclusion

PART 4: Teacher Education in the Israeli Context

Introduction to Part 4: The Israeli Context

 Lily Orland-Barak

8 Aviva’s Story: Teaching Is a Call

1  Becoming a Teacher

2  Challenges and Rewards

3  Critical Incidents

4  Support

5  Future Plans

6  What Does Aviva’s Story Tell Us?

7  Conclusion

9 Yael’s Story: Mary Poppins of Geography

1  Motivation

2  Challenges and Rewards

3  Critical Incidents

4  Support

5  Looking Back

6  What Does Yael’s Story Tell Us?

7  Conclusion

PART 5: Norway

Introduction to Part 5: The Norwegian Context

 Marit Ulvik

10 Endre’s Story: You Have to Try out Different Things

1  My Classes

2  Ups and Downs

3  Support

4  From Student to Teacher

5  The Future

6  What Does Endre’s Story Tell?

11 Eva’s Story: Critical Thinking, A Challenge and an Opportunity

1  Becoming a Teacher

2  Collaboration or Sharing

3  Likes and Dislikes

4  Critical Incidents

5  What Does Eva’s Story Tell?

12 Lessons Learned from the Teachers’ Stories

1  Introduction

2  Motivation

3  Expectations and Reality

4  On-Job Learning

5  Relations

6  Mentoring/Support

7  The Future

8  Discussion

9  Expectations and Reality

10  Relations

11  Lessons Learned