Author(s)

Lucie Kucerova^*, Tereza Buchtova, Stefan Chudy, Pavel Neumeister

Olomouc Department, Faculty of Education, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.

This paper presents a research investigation focused on creating a basic discourse on discipline in novice teachers. The qualitatively-chosen methodology identifies, for a selected sample, how length of pedagogical experience and gender influence the creation and maintenance of a teacher’s authority in the classroom. This research is a part of the project, which focuses on mapping the different approaches of education for novice teachers to PDF Palacky University in Olomouc. The aim is to highlight the possible theoretical and methodological approaches in addressing the issue of discipline than on specific statistical data.

Discipline, Authority, Motivation, Novice Teacher, The Conceptual Mapping Method, Narrative Analysis

Kucerova, L. , Buchtova, T. , Chudy, S. and Neumeister, P. (2015) A Basic Discourse on Discipline for Novice Teachers. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 88-95. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.32012.