“So I had to give it up”. The role of social support for career persistence or attrition in a qualitative sample of second career teachers
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21.12.2021
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01A - Journal article
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Swiss Journal of Educational Research
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43
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3
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464-475
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Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Bildungsforschung
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Abstract
This qualitative study uses the Job Demands-Resources framework to examine social support and its role in career retention or attrition among Swiss second career teachers (SCTs). In many countries, including Switzerland, great efforts are made to bring professionals from other occupational fields into teaching. As a result, the number of SCTs is growing, as are speculations about their skills, resources, and career persistence. A qualitative content analysis of 23 semi-structured interviews shows that support from colleagues and principals is a crucial job resource for SCTs, but seems to be positively associated with work engagement and career retention only if it is offered in forms that are sensitive to SCTs’ own needs and skills. Implications for SCT training and job induction are discussed.
Keywords
Second career teachers, Early career teachers, Social support, Teacher attrition, Job demands-resources model
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370 - Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
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2624-8492
1424-3946
1424-3946
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English
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Published
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Peer review of the complete publication
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Diamond
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BAUER, Catherine, Larissa Maria TRÖSCH und Dilan AKSOY, 2021. “So I had to give it up”. The role of social support for career persistence or attrition in a qualitative sample of second career teachers. Swiss Journal of Educational Research. 21 Dezember 2021. Bd. 43, Nr. 3, S. 464–475. DOI 10.24452/sjer.43.3.9. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-4971