The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine whether administrative support, classroom management, and parental involvement factors are significantly related to novice teacher’s retention. A quantitative survey and qualitative focus group measured the correlation between administrative support, classroom management, and parental involvement on novice teachers’ intent to remain in the classroom. The findings of this study will prepare educational leaders, human resource departments, and school board members with strategies to effectively reduce teacher attrition and improve student achievement in school systems. Both qualitative and quantitative data were compiled and synthesized while considering descriptive and inferential statistics to recognize emergent themes for implications of novice teacher retention. The findings of the study concluded that there was a significant correlation between administrative support and classroom management on novice teachers’ intent to remain.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:36:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RebecaRC_DISSERT.pdf: 1283864 bytes, checksum: 6cf3076f66ca105b14bf3c609cdd9c90 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-30 / This work arose from our concerns with the issues of teacher training for early childhood education. From the difficulties encountered as a novice teacher in elementary, we deem important to research training needs of these professionals. Thus, we define the objective of this research to investigate the training needs of novice teachers teaching Early Childhood Education/Elementary school. Our work fits in Educational Research Qualitative Approach, and its construction procedures of the semistructured interview data and document analysis. Our empirical field was made up of schools in the metropolitan region of Natal / RN, offering kindergarten / elementary school. The subjects are five teachers who act as holder of the elementary school class and have 0-3 years of teaching practice, characterizing the second Huberman (2007) as novice teachers. Data analysis, based on principles of content analysis, three themes emerged: Beginner Teaching Professor in Early Childhood Education / Preschool; Reasons explaining the difficulties Faculty / Formative Needs Teaching and Training in Early Childhood Education / Elementary school, from the Training Needs Analysis, with their respective categories, subcategories, contributing to our understanding of the subject matter. The entry into the profession is marked by mixed feelings of euphoria and fear, where there seems to be a "clash" with reality. The difficulties are related to the planning / execution of activities, meet the individual needs of learning and assessment of children. As a strategy to overcome the difficulties the teachers exercise the action-reflection-action in their practices and seek continuous updates in the theoretical and methodological framework of early childhood education. The reasons that define these difficulties may be related to the teacher, school, family, and students of these institutions. In experiencing these difficulties has outlined the need for teacher training, among which stand out studies on ethics in teaching with children, the concept of children and their childhoods, peculiarities of teaching / learning in preschool, toys and legal determinations on early childhood education, multi-language and expressions in early childhood education, specific content areas of knowledge, among others. Furthermore, studies on the theoretical as Piaget, Vigotsky, Maria Carmen Barbosa and Emily Smith. For these professionals to be a professional early childhood education is: like children, be patient and careful, have specific theoretical and practical training for teachers in kindergarten, being able to improvise with seriousness and competence and get updates on continuing education. The surveys, together with the authors and teachers, to confirm our understanding that the training needs of beginners may be related to shortcomings in the initial and continuing education / Este trabalho se originou das nossas preocupa??es com as quest?es relativas ? forma??o do professor de educa??o infantil. A partir das dificuldades experimentadas como professora principiante na pr?-escola, julgamos importante pesquisarnecessidades de forma??o desses profissionais. Assim sendo, definimos como objetivo dessa pesquisa, investigar necessidades de forma??o docente de professores principiantes da Educa??o Infantil/Pr?-escola. Nosso trabalho se inscreve na Abordagem Qualitativa da Pesquisa Educacional, e tem como procedimentos de constru??o dos dados a entrevista semiestruturada e a an?lise documental. Nosso campo emp?rico foi constitu?do por escolas da regi?o metropolitana de Natal/RN, que oferecem educa??o infantil/pr?-escolar. Os sujeitos da pesquisa s?o cinco professoras que atuam como titular de turma de pr?-escola e que possuem de 0 a 3 anos de pr?tica docente, se caracterizando segundo Huberman (2007) como professoras principiantes. Da an?lise dos dados, fundamentada em princ?pios da analise de conte?do, emergiram tr?s temas: Doc?ncia de Professor Principiante na Educa??o Infantil/Pr?-escola; Raz?es explicativas das Dificuldades Docentes/Necessidades Formativas e Forma??o para Doc?ncia na Educa??o Infantil/Pr?-escola, a partir da An?lise de Necessidades de Forma??o, com suas respectivas categorias, subcategorias, contribuindo para a nossa compreens?o acerca do objeto de estudo. O ingresso na profiss?o ? marcado por sentimentos amb?guos de euforia e medo, em que parece haver um choque com a realidade. As dificuldades est?o relacionadas ao planejamento/execu??o das atividades, ao atendimento ?s necessidades individuais de aprendizagem e ? avalia??o das crian?as.Como estrat?gia de supera??o das dificuldades as professoras exercitam a a??o-reflex?o-a??oem suas pr?ticas e buscam atualiza??es cont?nuas no plano te?rico-metodol?gico da Educa??o Infantil As raz?es que definem essas dificuldades podem estar relacionadas ao professor, a escola, a fam?lia e ainda aos alunos dessas institui??es. Na viv?ncia dessas dificuldades tem se delineado as necessidades de forma??o docente, dentre as quais se destacam os estudos sobre ?tica na doc?ncia com crian?as, conceito de crian?a e suas inf?ncias,especificidades do ensinar/aprender na pr?-escola, brinquedos e brincadeiras, determina??es legais sobre a educa??o infantil, m?ltiplas linguagens e express?es na educa??o da inf?ncia, conte?dos espec?ficos das ?reas do conhecimento, dentre outros. Al?m disso, estudos acerca de te?ricos como Piaget, Vigotsky, Maria Carmem Barbosa e Em?lia Ferreiro. Para essas profissionais ser um bom profissional de educa??o infantil consiste em: gostar de crian?a, ser afetuosa, paciente e cuidadosa, ter forma??o te?rico-pr?tica espec?fica para a doc?ncia na Educa??o Infantil, ser capaz de improvisar com seriedade e compet?ncia buscando atualiza??es na forma??o continuada. As pesquisasrealizadas, junto aos autores e ?s professoras, ratificam a nossa compreens?o de que as necessidades de forma??o das principiantes podem estarrelacionadas a lacunas da forma??o inicial e continuada

This study is related to the Education Post - graduation Program at Education Center of Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)- Education Master Degree research line of Formation, knowledge and professional Development . It has been developed as a research project Dilemmas and perspectives for the educational innovation in the basic education and teacher formation and is also part of the Research Group, Researches and Interventions Educational Innovation, Educative Practices and Teacher Formation between 2008 and 2010. In order to do this, we chose to answer the following research question: which aspects are part of the professional developing process of novice teachers? The information collected and the method used to deal with this information fit in the qualitative approach. The present study involved eighteen Pedagogical coordinators (PC) and twenty-three Novice Teachers (NT), that work in Public institutions of basic education in the municipality of Santa Maria/RS, part of the State Public School System. As data collection instruments for the PC we questionnaire using a structured and mixed script with opened as well as closed questions and, for NT, a structured interview. With the intention of organize the obtained information the technique of the Collective Subject was utilized. For the analysis of all information organized we use as support some orientations from Content Analysis, proposed by L. Bardin. From this analysis and information obtained with PC and NT was possible to perceive that Basic Education Schools (BES) welcome properly the novice teachers, but neither plan nor develop specific actions for orientation of the teaching work, and also don t promote activities aiming professional development of the novice teachers, moreover, they receive the same orientations and participate of the same activities that experienced teachers do, such as pedagogical meetings, celebration events or social participations. In relation to the teaching learning, the NT point as the main criteria the need for mix theory learned in the formation courses with practice and also understand that the teaching learning is a continuous process. Besides, for the aspects that characterize the professional development of novice teachers, is clear, for both NT and PC declarations that is through continuous formation that learning happens, because according to PC the process of continuous formation provide to know new learning strategies and methodologies, showing to be interested in analyze new teaching proposals. Due to this we understand that they challenge themselves to learn, confirming that professional development and teaching learning, for these groups, are continuous and parallel. The investment in their own formation is a strong characteristic in the professional development of the groups in the study, it means, the NT known the investment in the formation is related to their professional development, whose actions, even individual, can be noticed since the choice of a profession until its ascension. When talking about being professionals, NT said the ascension occurred in different moments, mainly in the graduation, pre-professional trainingship, intership and after the stability in the profession. It is understood that professional development is for many times made of come and go, difficult situations, continuous and discontinuous moments, which may happen when assuming the profession, because as the development takes place the ascension is being consolidated. / Este estudo vincula-se ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação do Centro de Educação da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) Mestrado em Educação - na linha de pesquisa Formação, Saberes e Desenvolvimento Profissional . Desenvolveu-se no âmbito do Projeto de Pesquisa Dilemas e Perspectivas para a Inovação Educacional na Educação Básica e na Formação de Professores (DIPIED) e integra as pesquisas do Grupo de Estudos, Pesquisas e Intervenções Inovação Educacional, Práticas Educativas e Formação de Professores (INOVAEDUC) , entre os anos de 2008 e 2010. Para isso, nos dispusemos a responder ao seguinte problema de pesquisa: que aspectos são característicos do processo de desenvolvimento profissional de professores principiantes? As informações coletadas e as formas adotadas para o tratamento dessas informações adequaram-se a uma abordagem qualitativa. Este estudo envolveu 18 Coordenadores Pedagógicos (CP) e 23 Professores Principiantes (PP), atuantes em Escolas de Educação Básica (EEB) da cidade de Santa Maria/RS, do Sistema Escolar Público Estadual. Como instrumentos para coletas das informações, utilizamo-nos de um questionário para os CP, estruturado mediante um roteiro misto com questões fechadas e com questões abertas, e de uma entrevista estruturada para os PP. Para a organização das informações coletadas com os PP, utilizamos a técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Para a análise de todas as informações organizadas, apoiamo-nos em algumas orientações da Análise de Conteúdo, proposta por L. Bardin. A partir dessa análise das informações coletadas, com os CP e PP, evidenciamos que as EEB recebem bem os professores principiantes, porém não planejam nem desenvolvem ações específicas de orientação para o trabalho docente, nem promovem atividades para o desenvolvimento profissional dos professores principiantes, ou seja, estes recebem as mesmas orientações e participam das mesmas atividades que os professores mais experientes, que são as reuniões pedagógicas, os eventos comemorativos ou os encontros sociais. Em relação à aprendizagem da docência, os PP apontam, como principal critério de aprendizagem, a necessidade de aliar a teoria que aprenderam nos cursos de formação com a prática, e entendem que a aprendizagem para a docência é contínua. Para os aspectos que caracterizam o desenvolvimento profissional dos professores principiantes, fica evidenciado, tanto pelos depoimentos do CP quanto dos PP, que é por meio da formação continuada que este acontece, pois, segundo os PP os processos de formação continuada lhes proporcionam conhecer novas estratégias de aprendizagens e metodologias, o que demonstra estarem interessados em avaliar novas propostas de ensino. Por isso, entendemos que eles também se desafiam para aprender, comprovando que o desenvolvimento profissional e a aprendizagem para a docência, no caso desses sujeitos, são contínuos e paralelos. O investimento na própria formação é característica marcante no desenvolvimento profissional dos sujeitos da pesquisa, ou seja, os PP percebem que este investimento na formação está relacionado ao seu desenvolvimento profissional, cujas ações, mesmo que individuais, podem ser percebidas desde a escolha por uma profissão até a sua assunção. No que se refere ao assumir-se na profissão, os PP revelaram que a assunção ocorreu em diferentes momentos, destacando-se a graduação, o estágio curricular préprofissional, o estágio probatório e após adquiri a estabilidade na profissão. Entendemos que o desenvolvimento profissional muitas vezes é marcado por idas e vindas, por revezes, continuidades, descontinuidades, o que também pode acontecer com o assumir-se na profissão, pois na medida em que ocorre o desenvolvimento, a assunção vai se consolidando.

Low job satisfaction among novice teachers is a problem that has become a concern for administrators at school districts, advancing the need for effective mentoring and induction programs. Induction programs provide opportunities for collaborative relationships through mentoring support to address areas such as professional growth and development, teaching practices, and other challenges faced in the early years of novice teachers' careers. The purpose of this correlational explanatory study was to examine the relationship between mentoring support and novice teachers' job satisfaction at a school district in southern USA. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory was the theoretical foundation for the study. The research questions examined the relationships between 3 components of mentoring support (professional growth and development, mentoring, and teaching practices support) and job satisfaction among novice teachers (those with less than 3 years teaching experience) as measured by the Beginning Teachers Survey and the Job in General Survey respectively. The population was comprised of 1,954 teachers who were identified by the district as novice teachers. Of the 114 principals in this district, 32% sent the survey link to the 112 novice teachers at their schools and 78 novice teachers completed the online questionnaire (a response rate of 70%). The Spearman rho coefficient showed moderate, significant relationships for all 3 components of mentoring support. The correlation values in this study ranged from r = .52 to r = .61. This might lead to positive social change by having committed teachers with teaching experience, which would increase students' success. Student success, after all, is the most desirable outcome for students, teachers, and the community. Creating committed teachers requires an effective mentoring support program.

ABSTRACT SECONDARY-SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR ROLE IN THE RETENTION OF NOVICE TEACHERS Theresa J. Coker Secondary schools in the U.S. face instructional challenges due in part to novice teacher turnover. Research indicates that new teachers remain in the profession due to: supportive principal leadership, an orderly school environment, classroom autonomy, and significant professional development (Grissom, 2008). The purpose of this study was to understand how secondary-school principals perceived their role in novice teachers’ professional development and retention. Qualitative research using in-depth, semi-structured interviews included 15 secondary-school administrators from an urban district in the southeast United States. Data analysis used Eisner’s (1998) four-part approach to educational criticism—description, interpretation, evaluation, and thematics—supported by Hatch’s (2002) typological analysis. Four typologies organized description and interpretation: principals’ early experiences as educators; principals’ perceptions of the recruitment process; principals’ view of the process of professional development; and life and duties of principals. The thematics dimension of educational criticism indicated that principals’ lack of time led to their delegating leadership tasks to other staff regarding novice teachers’ professional development. Their descriptions of their interactions with novice teachers reflected a transactional leadership style and an approach of “leading from the middle” (Bolman & Gallos, 2011) to respond to both demands from above and needs at the school level. Further, these principals perceived all teachers new to their schools as novice, whether experienced or inexperienced. Implications include considering transformational leadership when working with novice teachers and clarifying hiring and retention responsibilities regarding novice teachers. Such communication among all parties would support novice teachers’ development and commitment to the profession. Further research might focus on observing the interactions of both administrators and faculty with novice teachers to understand the complexity of the process of their professional development.

The diploma thesis, entitled The Profile of a Novice Primary School Teacher, deals with the issue of young teachers starting their teaching practice. The aim of the thesis is to explore how contemporary novice teachers carry out their work, how they percieve it and to what extent they have been prepared for it by their studies. Another aim of the thesis is to compile a profile of a novice teacher which reflects the professional standard of a teacher with a diploma from a faculty of education and practice of one, two, or three years.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mary Gracy e Silva Lima.pdf: 1479691 bytes, checksum: 93e26ca81345d3ad09bcdb1b7dae3ca8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-05 / The object of study of the present research is the professional development of novice teachers recently graduated in Pedagogy. This is a qualitative survey carried out at a public college in the state of Maranhão, in the northeast of Brazil. The subjects of the survey were novice teachers, recently graduated from this public institution. The initial questionnaire used with them aimed at a establishing a profile of the group, so that, subsequently, a more reflective narrative interview with them could be carried out. The springboard of this study was the reflective question: How does the professional development of the recently graduated students in Pedagogy happen, based on their initial formation and teaching practice?. Based on this question the general objective was defined: to investigate how the professional development of recently graduated teachers in Pedagogy happen, focusing on needs and perspectives, determined during the course of their teaching practice, with a view to raise formative indicators, so as to contribute to the re-thinking of the syllabus of the Pedagogy Course, taking into consideration a more innovative approach. Based on the findings of this research, it is important to acknowledge that these teachers are in the initial stages of their professional development, which happens gradually, while they go through their professional assignments and training, and that it is based on: (1) the knowledge they acquired in their initial training, (2) the knowledge they acquired through the experiential formation at the school where they teach, (3) the exchange of knowledge with other teachers and (3) the continuity of their academic studies and acquisition of other professional qualifications. The findings show the need to offer a type of formation that enables the teachers to start their career in a more confident and efficient way, mainly concerning the experiences during the teacher s learning opportunities, which should be incorporated as early as the supervised curricular internship. Regarding teacher training processes, this research shows how fundamental it is that Pedagogy courses be (re) though, prioritising the meeting of student s needs and expectations, when they are confronted with the demands of their everyday reality, as well as their concerns related to their future professional development. The present study also points to issues regarding the curriculum and contributes with reflections on possible adjustments to the Political Pedagogical Project, based on the understanding of the challenges and formative needs faced by future teachers and recently graduated teachers. It is also important to highlight the need to prepare novice teachers to articulate theory and practice as one of the means to overcome the challenges faced in their teaching contexts, even more so when one takes into consideration the adversities found in the promotion of being a teacher and professional development programmes in restrictive areas, especially in inland towns in the Brazilian Northeast / Esta pesquisa teve como objeto de estudo o desenvolvimento profissional de professoras iniciantes egressas do Curso de Pedagogia. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa desenvolvida em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior pública do estado do Maranhão, interior do Nordeste do Brasil. Participaram como sujeitos, professoras iniciantes, egressas do curso de Pedagogia desta IES. Inicialmente, foram aplicados questionários com a finalidade de traçar o perfil das professoras, para posteriormente realizar a entrevista narrativa reflexiva. Este estudo centrou-se na seguinte questão problematizadora: Como ocorre o desenvolvimento profissional dos egressos do Curso de Pedagogia a partir da formação inicial e da sua prática docente?. Traçou-se como objetivo geral investigar como ocorre o desenvolvimento profissional de professores iniciantes egressos do curso de Pedagogia, a partir da sua formação inicial evidenciando-se necessidades e perspectivas demarcadas no percurso da prática docente com vistas a possibilitar indicadores formativos no sentido de contribuir para o (re) pensar do currículo, mediante a consideração de características inovadoras para o Curso de Pedagogia. Com base nos resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa é pertinente afirmar que as professoras encontram-se na etapa inicial do desenvolvimento profissional e, este processo vem ocorrendo de forma gradual no desempenho da atividade docente e da formação profissional, a partir da mobilização dos saberes produzidos, na formação inicial, nas aprendizagens resultantes das vivências de formação na escola, na troca de experiências com outros professores, e da continuidade nos estudos acadêmicos e de qualificação profissional. Os dados mostram a necessidade de uma formação que possibilite ao professor iniciar na profissão de forma mais eficiente e segura, sobretudo, no que se refere à vivência de situações de aprendizagens da docência a serem consolidadas desde o estágio curricular supervisionado. Em relação ao processo de formação docente, esta pesquisa assinala como fundamental que os os cursos de Pedagogia sejam (re) pensados considerando como premente atender às expectativas de seus estudantes quando confrontadas com as exigências do cotidiano e com as questões ligadas ao seu futuro desenvolvimento profissional. O presente estudo, ainda, ao apontar aspectos referentes às questões do currículo contribui com reflexões em direção a possíveis adequações no Projeto Político Pedagógico do Curso de Pedagogia, tendo como parâmetro o reconhecimento das dificuldades e das necessidades formativas dos futuros professores e egressos. Destaca-se a necessidade de que o professor iniciante seja preparado para articular a teoria e a prática, como uma das formas de enfrentamento e de superação dos desafios impostos pelo contexto docente, ainda mais se considerar as adversidades em áreas ainda restritivas à promoção da condição do ser professor e ao desenvolvimento profissional, sobretudo, no interior do Nordeste brasileiro

This diploma thesis is concerned with authority of a novice teacher based on their usage of his or her interaction style in a classroom. The aim of this thesis is to find out how teachers and their pupils perceive particular interaction styles of a teacher with regard to establishing and using their authority. The theoretical part of this thesis consists of three chapters. The first chapter deals with the terms authority and teacher's authority, emphasizing pupils' point of view and in connection with this introduces its classification of authority types. The next chapter inquires into interpersonal behaviour of a teacher, definition of their interaction style and ways of its detection in practise. The third chapter is concerned with the issues of novice teacher emphasizing their problems in interaction with their pupils which can appear at the beginning of their professional career. Practical part is primarily based on a quantitative inquiry implemented with the help of modified standardized questionnaires QTI investigating the interaction style of a teacher. Their task was to give feedback to the teachers who participated in the inquiry and discover how the interaction models of novice teachers differ from their pupils' versions, alternatively among particular classes. The questionnaires were...

<p>Syftet med avhandlingen är att beskriva och analysera argument för matematik i grundskolan och att förstå varför och hur de officiella argumenten förändras, från de argument som återfinns i styrdokument till de argument som förs fram av undervisande matematiklärare. En utgångspunkt är att skolmatematikens villkor och verklighet kan beskrivas genom analys av officiella argument och av lärarstudenters och lärares personliga argument för matematik i grundskolan. Specifika forskningsfrågor i anslutning till syftet är:</p><p>- Vilka argument för lärarstudenten fram inför yrkesdebuten?</p><p>- Vilka argument för läraren fram under sina första år i yrket?</p><p>- Vilka beskrivningar av skolmatematikens villkor ger lärarna?</p><p>En longitudinell studie har genomförts där en grupp lärarstudenter följts genom utbildningen och under de första åren i yrket. Resultatet visar att lärarstudenter under utbildningen utvecklar en syn på matematik och matematikundervisning som stämmer väl med läroplanen och kursplanen i matematik enligt Lpo 94. De nyblivna lärarna med undervisning i matematik och NO-ämnen upplever i början av yrkeskarriären skilda villkor på olika skolor. Gemensamt för de lärare som undervisar i senare delen av grundskolan är upplevelser av krav på att ”hinna med kursen” inför det nationella provet i årskurs 9. Lärarnas mål med matematikundervisningen i grundskolan blir därför att förbereda eleverna för det nationella provet. En faktor som påverkar är kravet på att elever skall ha betyget godkänd för att vara behöriga till gymnasieskolans nationella program. De nyblivna lärarna upplever en konflikt mellan olika officiella argument för matematik i grundskolan. Faktorer som påverkar lärarnas och matematikämnets villkor och verklighet i grundskolan är bl.a. skolornas organisation i arbetslag och lärarnas kombination av undervisningsämnen.</p> / <p>The aim of this thesis is to describe and analyse arguments for mathematics in compulsory school and to understand why and how the official arguments change, from the arguments written in the national curriculum and course syllabus for mathematics to the arguments presented by mathematics teachers. The point of departure is that the conditions and the reality for school mathematics can be understood through an analysis of official arguments and of personal arguments given by teacher students and teachers. A longitudinal investigation has been carried out; a group of teacher students has been followed during their teacher education and the first three years after their professional debut. The result shows that during their education the teacher students develop a view on mathematics and mathematics education harmonizing with the goals of mathematics in the national syllabus. The novice teachers have mathematics and sciences as their teaching subjects and they experience quite different conditions when they start to work as teachers. Common for those teaching in school years 7–9 is the experience of pressure to “cover the course” before the pupils shall take the national test in school year 9. Preparing the pupils for the national test becomes the most important goal for the novice teachers. A factor influencing the mathematics teacher is the qualification requirement in mathematics from compulsory school to go into the national programs in the upper secondary school. The novice teachers experience a conflict between different goals in the national curriculum and course syllabus for mathematics. Factors that have an influence on mathematics as a school subject are the organization of teachers at the local schools and the teachers’ combination of teaching subjects.</p>

Syftet med avhandlingen är att beskriva och analysera argument för matematik i grundskolan och att förstå varför och hur de officiella argumenten förändras, från de argument som återfinns i styrdokument till de argument som förs fram av undervisande matematiklärare. En utgångspunkt är att skolmatematikens villkor och verklighet kan beskrivas genom analys av officiella argument och av lärarstudenters och lärares personliga argument för matematik i grundskolan. Specifika forskningsfrågor i anslutning till syftet är: - Vilka argument för lärarstudenten fram inför yrkesdebuten? - Vilka argument för läraren fram under sina första år i yrket? - Vilka beskrivningar av skolmatematikens villkor ger lärarna? En longitudinell studie har genomförts där en grupp lärarstudenter följts genom utbildningen och under de första åren i yrket. Resultatet visar att lärarstudenter under utbildningen utvecklar en syn på matematik och matematikundervisning som stämmer väl med läroplanen och kursplanen i matematik enligt Lpo 94. De nyblivna lärarna med undervisning i matematik och NO-ämnen upplever i början av yrkeskarriären skilda villkor på olika skolor. Gemensamt för de lärare som undervisar i senare delen av grundskolan är upplevelser av krav på att ”hinna med kursen” inför det nationella provet i årskurs 9. Lärarnas mål med matematikundervisningen i grundskolan blir därför att förbereda eleverna för det nationella provet. En faktor som påverkar är kravet på att elever skall ha betyget godkänd för att vara behöriga till gymnasieskolans nationella program. De nyblivna lärarna upplever en konflikt mellan olika officiella argument för matematik i grundskolan. Faktorer som påverkar lärarnas och matematikämnets villkor och verklighet i grundskolan är bl.a. skolornas organisation i arbetslag och lärarnas kombination av undervisningsämnen. / The aim of this thesis is to describe and analyse arguments for mathematics in compulsory school and to understand why and how the official arguments change, from the arguments written in the national curriculum and course syllabus for mathematics to the arguments presented by mathematics teachers. The point of departure is that the conditions and the reality for school mathematics can be understood through an analysis of official arguments and of personal arguments given by teacher students and teachers. A longitudinal investigation has been carried out; a group of teacher students has been followed during their teacher education and the first three years after their professional debut. The result shows that during their education the teacher students develop a view on mathematics and mathematics education harmonizing with the goals of mathematics in the national syllabus. The novice teachers have mathematics and sciences as their teaching subjects and they experience quite different conditions when they start to work as teachers. Common for those teaching in school years 7–9 is the experience of pressure to “cover the course” before the pupils shall take the national test in school year 9. Preparing the pupils for the national test becomes the most important goal for the novice teachers. A factor influencing the mathematics teacher is the qualification requirement in mathematics from compulsory school to go into the national programs in the upper secondary school. The novice teachers experience a conflict between different goals in the national curriculum and course syllabus for mathematics. Factors that have an influence on mathematics as a school subject are the organization of teachers at the local schools and the teachers’ combination of teaching subjects.