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Changes In Socits - Sense Of Coherence In Special Education Teaching Situations

Table 2:

SOCITS and its components First year special education pre-service teachers Fourth year special education interns
SOCITS as a general concept "I felt a bit confused, the broad knowledge I had acquired during the year both theoretically and practically, suddenly placed me in a situation of silence and inability to confidently implement all I had learnt" "I knew it would be hard, that it is the first year as an intern… coherence empowered me…without coherence, there is no order to things, coherence as a trait and character for a person has to be professional, too. The year is not over yet, and I hope it will have some continuation"
Comprehensibility "I felt that my personal knowledge in the field is not sufficiently extensive" "I quickly understood that I need to become flexible and be there to listen and contain the pupils. After that, it will come… I think I understand the role of the teacher"
Manageability "Each day I came out with ambivalent feelings, as didactically I am highly successful, and the pupils understand what they learn, but I fail to establish warm connections with the pupils and do not feel vital in the class texture" "I feel a lot more comfortable, I feel I can handle better the study material and the tests, the pupils' discipline, the connection to the parents, phone calls…"
Meaningfulness "The lessons I have thought definitely made me appreciate myself more. I realized that I can do anything even if I feel insecure" "If you look at the difficulties versus the feeling of satisfaction and meaningfulness, they are relatively trivial; the difficulties do not really have any influence. It is different. There is nothing to compare with the emotional and mental rewards"
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