Career Adaptability of Care Leaver Teachers

Authors : Davut ELMACI

Pages : 82-102

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Publication Date : 2023-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In Türkiye, care leavers primarily have a right to be employed in the public sector. These individuals generally work as civil servants or janitors in the public sector. Some of the care leavers are also employed as teachers. Furthermore, with recent legal arrangements, care leavers with university degrees have been granted the priority of using the employment right and being employed in positions relevant to their majors. In this regard, the aim of this study was to examine the career adaptability of care leaver teachers. In this study, phenomenological design was used based on qualitative interviews. The study group consisted of seven post-care adults working as teachers in the public sector. A descriptive analysis was conducted to analyse the data collected from participants through interviews. The findings indicated that professional experience has important effects on the career adaptability of care leaver teachers. Being a care leaver was found to be influential in participants’ choosing a teaching profession and constructing their careers, and to limit the impact of the biological family and shape personality traits. Participants also emphasized confidence relatively more than the other dimensions of career adaptability.
Keywords : koruma altından ayrılanlar, kariyer uyumu, koruma altında yetişien öğretmenler, öğretmen gelişimi