New teachers and professional induction. Exploratory Study

Abstract

In this paper we present a study of early career teachers in their first year as civil servants. We considered different theoretical approaches that are applied to the induction period. By applying a questionnaire, we explored issues such as age, gender, and prior teaching experience, context of the work place and motivations of entry into the teaching profession. We also consider, based on a literature review, problems and concerns of teachers in our sample.