Processes of change in teacher's professional identity : Two case studies in Physical Education (PE)

Abstract

The investigation is interesting in Physical Education (PE) teacher's career. It is seen the way teachers apprehend their professional experiences, find prizes and unfold strategies give meaning to their work environment. It sticks to means appropriation teacher's training devices and their effect on possible process of change in professional identity. An investigation carried out through 381 questionnaires as been completed by semi-directive interviews for 12 of them. The two teachers described in this study has been choosed for first steps in profession after shorts or non existent PE teacher's training. Both have got, in process of carrer, a recruitment by competitive examination which enable to access to superior status. The findings highlight diversity which every teacher with his personal experience, get involved in profession and seize professionals and personals opportunities. We remark that gain of superior livel diploma don't always produce impacts that institution expect. The professionals experiences are got organized between competence consciousness and recognition area unfolded.