Professionalization and profession-related counseling

Das Tübinger Projekt ProfiL

Authors

  • Petra Bauer Universität Tübingen
  • Aline Christ Universität Tübingen
  • Kathrin Kniep Universität Tübingen
  • Marie Lange Universität Tübingen
  • Marc Weinhardt Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4119/hlz-2527

Keywords:

professionalizaiton, counseling, developmental task, professional biography, teacher training

Abstract

The article presents an individualized counseling offer aimed at profession-related reflection, which can be used by interested student teachers in addition to the regular curriculum. The concept of ProfiL (German for: professionrelated counseling program for teacher students) is based on theoretical assumptions and empirical findings that show the effectiveness of previous biographical experiences for knowledge acquisition, but also for the development of the professional self-image as a teacher from a biographical perspective. This focuses on individual, (professional) biographical experiences and convictions, which, in confrontation with the objective requirements of the teacher training program, form the conditions and prerequisites for individual professionalization. The ProfiL counseling offer is therefore established as a specially protected reflection space beyond assessment- and achievement-oriented courses. ProfiL facilitates to reflect on biographically relevant aspects of developmental tasks in becoming a teacher. In this way it promotes and supports more targeted professionalization processes already during the studies.

The specific potential, which lies in counselling as support form for encouraging reflection, but also conceptual contents of ProfiL, the methodological implementation process and the concrete arrangements of the counseling groups are discussed.

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Published

2020-01-28

How to Cite

Bauer, P., Christ, A., Kniep, K., Lange, M., & Weinhardt, M. (2020). Professionalization and profession-related counseling: Das Tübinger Projekt ProfiL. HLZ – Herausforderung Lehrer*innenbildung, 3(2), 457–478. https://doi.org/10.4119/hlz-2527