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A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework

Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2021.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/84237 A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework Smit, Tanya adelemclachlan@gmail.com Du Toit, Pieter McLachlan, Adele UCTD Self-regulated professionalism of beginner teachers Whole brain® thinking Community of practice (CoP) Self-regulated professionalism Whole brain® mentoring Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-09 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2021. This study explored the transformation of a facilitative mentor’s practice and cultivation of her self-regulated professionalism and the construction of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework using a Whole Brain® Action Research design. Although a mentoring framework was the end-product of this study, the process involved the cultivation of the self-regulated professionalism of the beginner teachers. Working within a community of practice, eight beginner teachers reflected on their own professionalism while identifying factors that inhibit the development of their professionalism. The facilitative mentor not only focused on the beginner teachers’ reflections but also on her own observations to improve her practice as mentor and enrich her self-regulated professionalism. During focus group sessions data was collected both qualitatively and quantitatively. Quantitative data comprised the brain profiles of the beginner teachers that was generated by the Hermann Whole Brain® Instrument (HBDI®). This instrument determined the thinking preferences of the beginner teachers. The brain profile of the facilitative mentor was done prior to the study and was used as baseline data. Qualitative data included video recordings, observations, feedback questionnaires and reflections. The beginner teachers also generated qualitative data through the process of Interactive Qualitative Analysis. Qualitative data were collected throughout the focus group sessions as well as after the sessions. Finally, the beginner teachers determined the structure of the mentoring framework themselves as part of their self-regulated professionalism. The findings indicate that the construction of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework contributed to the cultivation of the self-regulated professionalism of both beginner teachers and a facilitative mentor’s practice. mi2026 Humanities Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2022-02-25T12:12:34Z 2022-02-25T12:12:34Z 2022-05-12 2021 Dissertation * A2022 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84237 © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Self-regulated professionalism of beginner teachers
Whole brain® thinking
Community of practice (CoP)
Self-regulated professionalism
Whole brain® mentoring
Education theses SDG-03
Education theses SDG-04
Education theses SDG-08
Education theses SDG-09
Education theses SDG-10
A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework
title A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework
title_full A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework
title_fullStr A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework
title_full_unstemmed A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework
title_short A whole brain® action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self-regulated professionalism framework
title_sort whole brain r action research approach to the development of a beginner teacher self regulated professionalism framework
topic UCTD
Self-regulated professionalism of beginner teachers
Whole brain® thinking
Community of practice (CoP)
Self-regulated professionalism
Whole brain® mentoring
Education theses SDG-03
Education theses SDG-04
Education theses SDG-08
Education theses SDG-09
Education theses SDG-10
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84237