The personality of the future teacher: a review of foreign studies

Versions

PDF
PDF (Russian)

Keywords

pedagogical psychology
psychology of education
foreign psychology
teacher's personality
student-teacher
Big Five
personal factors
motivation
values
competencies

Abstract

Introduction. Modern social and educational conditions of professional activity pose the challenge of developing the problems not of an already established teacher, but an emerging one, because it is at this moment that it is possible to design the conditions for the development of the personality of a future effective educator. This issue is actively discussed in the Russian literature, but there is no consideration of foreign studies on this issue. This article aims to present and analyze foreign psychological approaches to the study of the personality of a future teacher. The novelty of the study lies in the conceptualization of foreign psychological-pedagogical approaches to the study of the future teacher's personality. In addition, the personality of a future teacher is substantiated as an independent stage of specialist’s professional development, as well as a comparison of approaches to this problem in Russian and foreign psychology is made.

Theoretical justification. The paper raises theoretical questions about the place of the problem of the future teacher's personality in the structure of foreign pedagogical psychology and psychology of education, theoretical and methodological approaches underlying foreign research, the directions of studying the future teacher's personality, and the personality model of the future teacher. These aspects of the analysis of foreign publications will make it possible to substantiate the provisions on the dominance of the general psychological "Big Five" factor model in the study of the future teacher's personality in foreign psychology, as well as on the similarities and differences in the theoretical and methodological foundations of Russian and foreign pedagogical psychology and psychology of education.

Results. The directions of foreign research on this topic are considered: individual and personal characteristics necessary for the successful professional development of the future teacher; value-motivational components of the future teacher's personality; regulators of the effective performance of the future teacher; factors of successful mastery of the profession by the future teacher. An empirical model of the future teacher's personality in foreign pedagogical psychology is derived (based on the studies reviewed): the most significant personal properties and phenomena of the future and young teacher are the personal factors "extraversion", "conscientiousness", "openness to new things", "friendliness", emotional intelligence, self-confidence; in the motivational sphere, an important role is played by internal motivation and career values, as well as focus on mastering specific skills; value orientations are student orientation and a positive attitude to inclusive education; among the regulators of pedagogical activity of a future teacher, the most effective are career adaptability, career satisfaction, focus on professional development, and self-efficacy/self-confidence.

Discussion. The analysis of foreign works allowed us to draw the following conclusions: there are no specific conceptual models of the future teacher's personality; studies focus on empirical results, from which specific implications are drawn rather than generalizable conclusions within the issue under study, indicating the emerging state of this field of foreign educational psychology; the universal «Big Five» factor model acts as the concept used to study the personality of the future specialist; similarities in the understanding of the future teacher's personality by Russian and foreign authors are expressed in the definition of personality traits through characteristics not related to pedagogical activity, but related to professional and organizational-psychological phenomena; differences are manifested in the basic theoretical-methodological approaches: Russian psychology uses the activity approach, the concept of professionalism and the theory of social development of the personality, while foreign psychology relies on the competence approach and the «Big Five» factor concept of the personality.

https://doi.org/10.21702/rpj.2022.2.7
PDF
PDF (Russian)

References

Aksu, M., Demir, C. E., Daloglu, A., Yildirim, S., & Kiraz, E. (2010). Who are the future teachers in Turkey? Characteristics of entering student teachers. International Journal of Educational Development, 30(1), 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.06.005

Antoñanzas, J. L., Salavera, C., Teruel, P., Sisamon, C., Ginto, A. I., Anaya, A., & Barcelona, D. (2014). Emotional intelligence and personality in student teachers. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 132, 492–496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.342

Arif, M. I., Rashid, A., Tahira, S. S., & Akhter, M. (2012). Personality and teaching: an investigation into prospective teachers’ personality. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2(17), 161–171.

Baier, F., Decker, A. T., Voss, T., Kleickmann, T., Klusmann, U., & Kunter, M. (2019). What makes a good teacher? The relative importance of mathematics teachers’ cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, beliefs, and motivation for instructional quality. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 89(4), 767–786. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12256

Bastian, K. C., McCord, D. M., Marks, J. T., & Carpenter, D. (2017). A temperament for teaching? Associations between personality traits and beginning teacher performance and retention. AERA Open, 3(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858416684764

Baudson, T. G., & Preckel, F. (2013). Teachers' implicit personality theories about the gifted: An experimental approach. School psychology quarterly, 28(1), 37–46. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000011

Berkovich, I., & Eyal, O. (2021). Teachers’ Big Five personality traits, emotion regulation patterns, and moods: mediation and prototype analyses. Research Papers in Education, 36(3), 332–354. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2019.1677758

Bicheva, I. B. & Filatova, O. M. (2017). A teacher-leader’s development in the educational process of a university. Bulletin of Minin University, 3, 5. https://doi.org/10.26795/2307-1281-2017-3-5

Biermann, A., Karbach, J., Spinath, F. M., & Brünken, R. (2015). Investigating effects of the quality of field experiences and personality on perceived teaching skills in German pre-service teachers for secondary schools. Teaching and Teacher Education, 51, 77–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2015.06.005

Bohndick, C., Ehrhardt-Madapathi, N., Weis, S., Lischetzke, T., & Schmitt, M. (2020). Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion and their relationships to personality traits and learning opportunities. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2020.1857929

Bozgeyikli, H. (2017). Big Five Personality Traits as the Predictor of Teachers' Organizational Psychological Capital. Online Submission, 8(18), 125–135.

Buttner, S., Pijl, S. J., Bijstra, J., & van den Bosch, E. (2015). Personality traits of expert teachers of students with behavioural problems: a review and classification of the literature. The Australian educational researcher, 42(4), 461–481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-015-0176-1

Cepic, R., Vorkapic, S. T., Loncaric, D., Andic, D., & Mihic, S. S. (2015). Considering transversal competences, personality and reputation in the context of the teachers' professional development. International Education Studies, 8(2), 8–20.

Chan, S., & Yuen, M. (2014). Creativity beliefs, creative personality and creativity-fostering practices of gifted education teachers and regular class teachers in Hong Kong. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 14, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2014.10.003

Chi, H., Yeh, H., & Choum, S. (2013). The organizational commitment, personality traits and teaching efficacy of junior high school teachers: The meditating effect of job involvement. The Journal of Human Resource and Adult Learning, 12, 131–142.

Dimukhametov, R. S., Stolbova, E. A. & Tsilitskii, V. S. (2017). Value orientation as a predictor of the professional image development of a future teacher. Baltic Humanitarian Journal, 6(4), 422-424.

Ernst, G. G. (2015). Professional reflection as a mechanism for self-development of a future teacher. Scientific and methodical electronic journal Concept, 12, 31–35.

Eryilmaz, A., & Kara, A. (2017). Comparison of teachers and pre-service teachers with respect to personality traits and career adaptability. International Journal of Instruction, 10(1), 85–100.

Filippova, S. A., Pazukhina, S. V., Kulikova, T. I. & Stepanova N. A. (2019). Emotional stability of future teachers to the negative impact of the modern information environment. Psychological science and education, 24(5), 80–90. https://doi.org/10.17759/pse.2019240508

Filonenko, V. A. & Pet'kov, V. A. (2014). The development process modeling of professional self-organization skills in future teachers. Bulletin of Adyghe State University. Series 3: Pedagogy and psychology, 3, 93–99.

Gnatyshina, E. V. (2018). Pedagogical instrumentarium for the digital culture development of a future teacher. Bulletin of Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University, 3, 46–54. https://doi.org/10.25588/CSPU.2018.03.05

Isaev, E. I. Pedagogical psychology. Moscow: Urait Publishing House, 2019.

Jamil, F. M., Downer, J. T., & Pianta, R. C. (2012). Association of pre-service teachers' performance, personality, and beliefs with teacher self-efficacy at program completion. Teacher Education Quarterly, 39(4), 119–138.

Jugović, I., Marušić, I., Pavin Ivanec, T., & Vizek Vidović, V. (2012). Motivation and personality of preservice teachers in Croatia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 40(3), 271–287. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2012.700044

Kalashnikova, L. A. & Kostina, E. A. (2014). The psychological and pedagogical approaches to the concept of "social maturity of an individual" in foreign and domestic science. Science for Education Today, 4, 18–28. https://doi.org/10.15293/2226-3365.1604.02

Karataş, H., & Bademcioglu, M. (2015). The explanation of the academic procrastination behaviour of pre-service teachers with five factor personality traits. The International Journal of Research in Teacher Education, 6(2), 11–25.

Kim, S., & Yang, S. (2016). Childcare teachers' job satisfaction: Effects of personality, conflict-handling, and organizational characteristics. Social Behavior and Personality, 44(2), 177–184. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2016.44.2.177

Kireeva, M.V. & Gribanova, O. N. (2014). The positive thinking issue in domestic and foreign psychology. Bulletin of Eurasian Science, 4, 39.

Kislyakov, P. A. (2013). The system-personal approach to the social security development of a future teacher. Psychological science and education, 18(6), 73–79.

Klassen, R. M., & Tze, V. M. (2014). Teachers’ self-efficacy, personality, and teaching effectiveness: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 12, 59–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2014.06.001

Kokkinos, C. M., Kargiotidis, A., & Markos, A. (2015). The relationship between learning and study strategies and big five personality traits among junior university student teachers. Learning and Individual Differences, 43, 39–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.08.031

Kuz'kina, K. O. (2016). The study of mental mobility of teachers in domestic and foreign psychology. Young scientists in solving urgent issues of science: The collection of articles by students, doctoral candidates and young scientists following the results of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference (with international participation). Vol. 4 (pp. 184–186). Krasnoyarsk: Saratov State Technical University named after Yu. A. Gagarin.

Lebedeva, I. V. & Fomina, N. V. (2018). Features of competitiveness of a personality of students - future teachers. Modern issues of science and education, 6, 207.

Li, M., Liu, Y., Liu, L., & Wang, Z. (2017). Proactive personality and innovative work behavior: The mediating effects of affective states and creative self-efficacy in teachers. Current Psychology, 36(4), 697–706. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-016-9457-8

Mazilov, V. A. & Kostrigin, A. A. (2021). The pedagogical abilities issue in modern foreign psychology. Psychology and Psychotechnics, 2, 68–85. https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0722.2021.2.35434

Mazilov, V. A. & Slepko, Yu. N. (2019). The pedagogical talent development as a key condition for increasing the efficiency of the modern educational system. Education integration, 23(1), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.094.023.201901.037-049

Mazilov, V. A. & Slepko, Yu. N. (2020). The social abilities development of students of the Pedagogical University. Education integration, 24(3), 412–432. https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.100.024.202003.412-432

Mazilov, V. A. (2020). The study of pedagogical abilities and strategies for the pedagogical talent development. Yaroslavl Pedagogical Bulletin, 4, 96–106. https://doi.org/10.20323/1813-145X-2020-4-115-96-106

Meshcheryakov, B. G. & Zinchenko, V. P. (Eds.) (2009). Big psychological dictionary. Moscow: AST; St. Petersburg: Praym-Yevroznak, 2009.

Perkmen, S., & Cevik, B. (2010). Relationship between pre-service music teachers' personality and motivation for computer-assisted instruction. Music Education Research, 12(4), 415–425. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2010.519768

Polyakova, O. B. (2008). Stress resistance features of a future teacher. The world of psychology, 4, 64–75.

Roslyakova, N. I. (2008). Professional readiness deveelopment of a future teacher in the conditions of reflective interaction with preschoolers. The world of education - education in the world, 3, 185–193.

Sarsenbaeva, B. I. (2005). The psychological conditions for the training of future teachers. Psychological science and education, 10(1), 16–27.

Savchenkov, A. V. & Zabrodina, I. V. (2017). Emotional stability of a future teacher personality as a socio-psychological factor in the professional identity development. Bulletin of Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University, 8, 142–146.

Sedov, V. A. (2010). Strategies for selecting future teachers in foreign practice. Human and education, 3, 117–122.

Senler, B., & Sungur-Vural, S. (2013). Pre-service science teachers’ teaching self-efficacy in relation to personality traits and academic self-regulation. The Spanish journal of psychology, 16(e12), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2013.22

Serezhnikova, R. K. (2015). Subjectivisation of a future teacher in the educational space of a university. Professional education in the modern world, 2, 86–95.

Shadrikov, V. D. (2019). Abilities and talents of an individual. Moscow: Publishing House «Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences».

Tondeur, J., van Braak, J., Siddiq, F., & Scherer, R. (2016). Time for a new approach to prepare future teachers for educational technology use: Its meaning and measurement. Computers & Education, 94, 134–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2011.10.009

Vardanyan, Yu. V. (2014). A subject of psychological safety in education and sports: domestic and foreign experience of experimental research. Saransk: Mordovia State Pedagogical Institute named after M.E. Evsevyev.

Wardoyo, C. (2015). The Measurement of Teacher's Personality Competence and Performance Using Embedded Model. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(26), 18–23.

Wiens, P. D. (2018). Changes in Beliefs towards Children, Personality, and Future Social Studies Teachers: An Analysis of Survey Data. Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association, 29(2), 1–17.

Wiens, P. D., & Ruday, S. (2014). Personality and Preservice Teachers: Does It Change, Does It Matter? Issues in Teacher Education, 22(2), 7–27.

Yakimanskaya, I. S. (2013). Student-oriented education fundamentals. Moscow: BINOM. Knowledge Laboratory.

Yanardöner, E., Kiziltepe, Z., Seggie, F. N., & Sekerler, S. A. (2014). The learning styles and personality traits of undergraduates: a case at a state university in Istanbul. The Anthropologist, 18(2), 591–600. https://doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2014.11891577

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Copyright (c) 2022 Mazilov V. A., Kostrigin A. A.