Abstract:This research sought to investigate the lived experiences of new teachers with prior professional occupational experience (also referred to as second-career teachers – SCT). This was within the context of a growing phenomenon – the prolonged and projected teacher shortage in Switzerland (SRF news, 2021). The objective was to increase psychological and sociological understanding of the meaning-making of SCTs, to add to interdisciplinary knowledge to conceptualise the phenomenon, and give voice to the experience… Show more
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