First year pre-service teachers' learning about behaviour management
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2010
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Peters, J.
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AARE 2009 Conference Proceedings, 2010, pp.1-18
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AARE International Education Research Conference - 2009 (30 Nov 2009 - 3 Dec 2009 : Canberra, Australia)
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The management of student behaviour is widely recognised as one of the greatestchallenges facing pre-service, beginning and experienced teachers (McCormack, 1996). Studies have found that some beginning teachers attribute their behaviour management difficulties to lack of attention to this area during their teacher education program(Australian Education Union, 2008; TTA NQT Survey, 2005, cited in Bromfield, 2006).Yet there have been few studies that focus on pre-service teachers’ learning about behaviour management during their program (McNally, I’anson, Whewall and Wilson2005; McCormack, 2006). Many studies and reports have pointed to the important role of professional experience in pre-service teachers’ learning (see for example House of Representatives Standing Committee and Vocational Training, 2007; Peters, 2009). This study sought to address identified gaps in the field by examining first year pre-service teachers’ perceptions of learning about behaviour management after their initial professional experience.
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Copyright 2009 Judy Peters