Information for Teachers
As described in the Research Design section of this TPJ Study website, the study is focused on the professional experiences of primary, post-primary and further education teachers who have graduated from initial teacher education in 2019 (both undergraduate and PME), 2022 (both undergraduate and PME), and 2026 (both undergraduate and PME).
In the survey aspects of the study, surveys will be sent to all teachers from the above cohorts, i.e. a full population from each cohort. During the interview aspects of the study, a diverse sample of teachers will be interviewed one-to-one and/or in focus groups (typically online).
We seek your active involvement
If you are a teacher from one of the above cohorts, we seek active involvement so that the diversity of YOUR experiences, voice and insights are represented as comprehensively as possible across the three waves of data collection for each cohort. As TPJ is a unique study and will provide new understandings on how teachers learn and develop, the insights of study participants will make a key and vital contribution to shaping policy and practice vis-à-vis the teaching profession in the coming years. The TPJ Study, like other longitudinal studies in Ireland such as TILDA and GUI, will inform policy and practice.
Research Design
TPJ study is an accelerated longitudinal mixed-methods study focused on understanding the dynamics of teacher learning and development from the final year of initial teacher education (ITE) through the first nine years of teachers’ work within classrooms and schools in the context of the wider education system at primary, post primary and further education (FE) sectors in Ireland.
Ethics & Data Protection
The Teachers’ Professional Journeys study Research ethics approval is being undertaken via the UL Education and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee. The study is compliant with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that protects the personal data of student-teachers, teachers and school principals and other research participants that are involved in the study. The joint data controllers for TPJ are the Teaching Council and the Department of Education. The data processors in the study are UL, ESRI, and MIC.
Funders & Stakeholders
Funders
The Teachers’ Professional Journeys study is jointly funded by the Teaching Council and the Department of Education on behalf of the Government of Ireland.
