Beginner's Tale.

Cameron, J. M. R.

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ERIC Number: EJ495409

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Beginner's Tale.

Cameron, J. M. R.

Education in Rural Australia, v4 n2 p15-21 1994

A beginning teacher appointed to a remote Aboriginal school in the Northern Territory (Australia) describes experiences that led him to question his worth as a teacher, including social and professional isolation, his idealistic expectations of becoming a teacher, and difficulties in teaching students of various ages and academic levels. (LP)

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Probationary Period, Professional Isolation, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Social Isolation, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Morale, Teaching Experience

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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