The relationship between professional development and personnel changes of mid-career teachers

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02995
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 10020:Educational psychology-related
• Research Institution: University of Yamanashi
• Principal Investigator: Shoji Reika 山梨大学, 大学院総合研究部, 教授 (90550749)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 教員の学校間異動 / 中堅教員 / 教員の専門性発達 / ナラティヴ / 対話

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, interviews and questionnaires were conducted to clarify teachers' attitudes and support for teachers to make personnel changes an opportunity for their professional development as teachers. We examined (1) the relationship between teachers' experiences of personnel changes and their professional development, and (2) the organization, collegiality, and training programs that make personnel changes an opportunity for professional development. The results indicated that personnel changes are likely to cause stress and difficulties for mid-career teachers. In order to prevent teachers from taking leave or leaving their positions due to the stress of personnel changes, it is necessary to provide them with opportunities to talk about their own problems and weaknesses in a peer group without ties to others. In addition, it became clear that it is necessary to provide school managers with opportunities to learn about the difficulties of personnel changes through training.

Free Research Field

発達心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

異動は経験豊富な中堅教員にとってもストレスや困難をもたらす可能性が高いものであり，それに一人で対応しているケースも多くあることが明らかになった。異動初年度の業務過重や配置と経験のミスマッチによるストレスが大きいことから，異動者の困難を知る機会を管理職研修等で設ける必要性が明らかになった。また，オープンダイアローグを理論的背景とした対話の場を定期的に実施したところ，学校・地域・校種を超えたしがらみのない場で対話をする機会へのニーズが高いことが明らかになったが，一方でオンライン開催としたり平日夜間や休日の開催としても参加が難しいという，教員の多忙さが改めて浮き彫りとなった。