Table 4 Personal beliefs, attitudes, and general concerns
From: Moving from surviving to thriving: a taxonomy of beginning science teacher challenges
Category | Description |
|---|---|
Concern about a general lack of content knowledge | Challenges related to general comfort in teaching a content area due to content area knowledge limitations |
General frustration with profession | Challenges related to general frustrations with the profession and the tasks of the profession |
Lack of time and energy to be effective | Challenges related to the lack of time and energy that is draining personally and impacting ability to teach in the ways they envision |
Mental health issue impacting teaching | Challenges related to extreme personal anxieties that are impacting teaching |
Preference for different age group | Challenges related to a preference to teach a different age group |
Self-described challenges of being a new teacher | Challenges related to a belief that their frustration is part of the process of learning to teach that will be better with more experience |
Self-efficacy | Challenges related to beliefs that they are not effective teachers due to personal attributes |