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Early career teacher peer support through private groups in social media
Mercieca, Bernadette Mary Kelly, Nick
Mercieca, Bernadette Mary
Kelly, Nick
Abstract
This paper describes the support that Australian early career teachers are accessing through private groups within social media. It presents findings from 22 interviews with teachers who indicated that Facebook was a source of support. Participants describe using private online groups for: (a) support during casual employment; (b) accessing collegial support from pre-existing connections, in particular those formed during initial teacher education; and (c) support to deal with challenging situations such as a hostile work environment. The paper suggests that further research needs to be conducted into how private media groups might support the needs of early career teachers.
Keywords
Early career, teacher support, social media, Facebook, peer support, private groups, casual teacher, qualitative, thematic analysis
Date
2018
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Journal article
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
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Volume
46
Issue
1
Page Range
61-77
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School of Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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