INTERACŢIUNI SEMNIFICATIVE ŞI MODELE DE ROL ALE VIITOARELOR CADRE DIDACTICE
THE FUTURE TEACHERS’ MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS AND ROLE MODELS

Summary/Abstract: During the complex process of learning how to be a teacher, the interactions that future teachers have had throughout their lives with other teachers profoundly influence how students who are enrolled in psycho-pedagogical training programs construct their own professional identity. This research explores the meaningful interactions and role models of students in their final stage of teacher training from 14 master’s specializations within the West University of Timişoara. The research design is qualitative and is based on grounded theory analysis that was carried out over the last five years. The analysis looks into the autobiographical essays written by 204 students in their second year of their master’s degree who were enrolled in the psycho-pedagogical education level 2 within the Teacher Training Department. The thematic and comparative analysis of the future teachers’ autobiographical essays shows that they chose to highlight those teaching interactions that reinforce the professional ideal to which they relate when they develop their professional self-image: providing support, encouragement, and confidence in the student’s capabilities, demonstrating a passion for teaching, using a student-centered approach are some of the main categories of the teacher’s traits that influenced future teachers in choosing a teaching career.

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