Novice Teachers and Their Acquisition of Work-Related Information

• Main Authors: Kyoung-Ae Kim, Gene Leon Roth
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona State University 2011-04-01
• Series: Current Issues in Education
• Subjects: Knowledge Sharing; Novice Teachers; Knowledge Management; Tacit Knowledge
• Online Access: https://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/268

This qualitative case study explores types of work-related information that novice teachers seek out and learn that is related to their daily work tasks. Eighteen experienced K-6 teachers offer their reflections about the dynamics of seeking and interpreting work-related information during their initial years of teaching. In-depth interviews were used to ask participants to reflect on their pathways of finding and using work-related information when they were novice teachers. The participants described nuances of their school settings that provided catalysts and barriers to gaining and using work-related information.