Understanding changes in teacher beliefs and identity formation: A case study of three novice teachers in Hong Kong

Understanding changes in teacher beliefs and identity formation: A case study of three novice teachers in Hong Kong

• Huang, Jing Peter Hong Kong Baptist University
• Wang, Yi Shandong University of Technology
• Teng, Feng Hong Kong Baptist University

Teaching Education, 32(2), 193-207, 2021

Taylor and Francis

2021

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers

Novice Teachers Teacher Beliefs Teacher Identity Teacher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

Novice teachers often undergo an identity shift from learner to teacher. Along this process, their instructional beliefs change considerably which in turn affect their teacher identity formation. Drawing on data collected mainly through interviews with three novice English teachers for more than one year, the present study examines their first-year teaching experience in Hong Kong secondary schools, focusing on changes of their English teaching beliefs and the impact of these changes on their identity construction. Findings reveal that while the teachers’ initial teaching beliefs were largely shaped in their prior school learning and learning-to-teach experience, these beliefs changed and were reshaped a great deal when encountering various contextual realities, and these changes further influenced their views on their teacher identity establishment, unfortunately in a more negative than positive direction. The study sheds light on the importance of institutional support in affording opportunities for novice teachers’ workplace learning and professional development. Copyright © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

• English

Journal Articles

• 10476210

• 10.1080/10476210.2019.1693535

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/9edc583d

2023-01-05