Affinity and Anonymity Benefitting Early Career Teachers in the r/Teachers Subreddit
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| Title: | Affinity and Anonymity Benefitting Early Career Teachers in the r/Teachers Subreddit |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hunhui Na (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 2024 56(4):392-409. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Social Media, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Information Seeking, Teacher Characteristics, Congruence (Psychology), Confidentiality, Opinions, Sense of Community, Teacher Background, Communities of Practice, Discussion Groups |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15391523.2022.2150727 |
| ISSN: | 1539-1523 1945-0818 |
| Abstract: | Early career teachers experience numerous challenges during their transition into the profession. Reddit is a social media platform that allows users to gather around shared affinity while remaining anonymous. This study explores how early career teachers participate in the r/Teachers subreddit through posts tagged as "New Teacher" content. Hand-coding of 2,445 posts created in 2021 showed that early career teachers primarily seek information and advice but also share personal stories. Early career teachers' reasons for posting varied according to their background characteristics. This research has implications for using an anonymous online affinity space for early career teachers' preparation and professional development. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1428910 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Early career teachers experience numerous challenges during their transition into the profession. Reddit is a social media platform that allows users to gather around shared affinity while remaining anonymous. This study explores how early career teachers participate in the r/Teachers subreddit through posts tagged as "New Teacher" content. Hand-coding of 2,445 posts created in 2021 showed that early career teachers primarily seek information and advice but also share personal stories. Early career teachers' reasons for posting varied according to their background characteristics. This research has implications for using an anonymous online affinity space for early career teachers' preparation and professional development. |
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| ISSN: | 1539-1523 1945-0818 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15391523.2022.2150727 |
