The teaching profession is today a multidimensional craft. Today, a teacher can possess several different qualities and experiences which, in addition to creating competition on the job market, also increases the teacher's mobility within it. This increased movement within the labor market combined with the various opportunities that may exist for their teaching work can be interesting in the pursuit of knowing how the teachers themselves justify their choice of workplaces, but also which factors contribute to teachers choosing certain workplaces over others. In the past, information has been presented that teachers tend to move towards workplaces that show good grade point averages, and while this may possibly be the case in Sweden's larger cities, such as Stockholm, we tend to know little about how teachers move in Sweden's smaller towns, and thus also about what drives teachers to certain workplaces than others in these smaller towns. In order to understand the reasons behind these teacher’s’ mobility and what lies behind their choice of workplace, it is suitable to study this phenomenon with the eyes of a theory that centers human action, since this is precisely what these teachers must do when choosing their next workplace; they act. Therefore, Peter Hedström’s DBO-theory is being used to understand how teachers’ Desires, beliefs and opportunities play in when they choose to relocate to a different workplace. Additionally, it is interesting to understand how a teacher’s career may evolve regarding their carried experiences, and if the consequences of their choices are anticipated by themselves. To understand this, Robert Mertons work “The unanticipated consequences of purposive social action” is used. In smaller cities, there is often a smaller selection of schools, and with it also a smaller selection of independent schools. Seen from this perspective, it is particularly interesting to understand why some teachers tend to move towards this relatively small percentage of schools that are not run by a municipal principal. This thesis suggests that there is a strong connection between an independent school's pedagogical approach and teachers' personal values which, according to the teachers themselves, does not necessarily occur in a municipal school. Thus, the decision to relocate to an independent school was often grounded in this. This thesis also suggests that the choice to move to a more independent school could carry on a certain stigma that is not initially anticipated by the teachers. The stigma revolves around the ongoing societal discussions regarding the free school market in Sweden, where independent schools are occasionally seen as negative.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-119742 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Al-Zargani, Ali |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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