The purpose of this study is to trace the process of developing emotion regulation skills among female teachers in special education in their early career. The study posed two questions: (1) What are the patterns of developing emotion regulation skills in early career in teaching? (2) What are the factors that stimulate and influence the process of developing emotion regulation? Emotion regulation is a person's ability to control his or her feelings and behaviors and is rather a specific form of self-control in which the person is able to function effectively even when required to deal with experiences that arouse strong emotional reactions. Twelve teachers in the early career stage working in special education participated in semi-structured interviews. Their ages range from 30 to 42. Most of the teachers are married with children. The interview transcripts were analyzed in accordance with the guidelines suggested by Marshal and Rosmann (2011). The teachers reported moving from emotion suppression in the first two years in teaching to a display of both positive and negative emotions. The leader organizes meetings in which new teachers are encouraged to talk about their feelings, vent anger, and exchange ideas. They (and colleagues) may model the 'right' form of ER and support new teachers emotionally. Studying the development of emotion regulation skills in teaching increases our understanding of early career in teaching, on one hand, and of the place of emotion regulation in the professional development of new teachers, on the other.

Authors:
Izhar Oplatka, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Amit Harush, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Prof. Oplatka’s research focuses on the lives and career of school teachers and educational leaders, educational marketing, emotions, educational reforms, organizational crisis, and the foundations of educational administration as a field of study.

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