{"date_created":"2026-07-13T12:54:11Z","department":[{"_id":"300"}],"keyword":["vocational teacher education","teacher shortage","career-changing teachers","teacher  reflections"],"type":"conference","citation":{"mla":"Vernholz, Mats, et al. <i>Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  </i>. 2026.","bibtex":"@inproceedings{Vernholz_Jonas-Ahrend_Temmen_2026, title={Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  }, author={Vernholz, Mats and Jonas-Ahrend, Gabriela and Temmen, Katrin}, year={2026} }","ama":"Vernholz M, Jonas-Ahrend G, Temmen K. Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  . In: ; 2026.","ieee":"M. Vernholz, G. Jonas-Ahrend, and K. Temmen, “Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  ,” presented at the 19th Stockholm International Conference of Research on Vocational Education and Training, Boat Viking Glory, 2026.","apa":"Vernholz, M., Jonas-Ahrend, G., &#38; Temmen, K. (2026). <i>Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  </i>. 19th Stockholm International Conference of Research on Vocational Education and Training, Boat Viking Glory.","chicago":"Vernholz, Mats, Gabriela Jonas-Ahrend, and Katrin Temmen. “Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  ,” 2026.","short":"M. Vernholz, G. Jonas-Ahrend, K. Temmen, in: 2026."},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Germany is experiencing a shortage of teachers, a situation that is particularly evident in the \r\ndomain of technical vocational education. In response to this, various pathways into vocational \r\nteacher education have been established. These pathways are diverse in their nature but all lead to \r\nthe same teacher degree as traditional teacher education. In two interview studies (n=22 (pre\r\nservice) vocational teachers), initial motives of entering teacher education (based on FIT-Choice) \r\nas well as retrospective views on the career choice after entering the profession (based on PLP\r\nmodel) are analyzed. The present study compares the reflective views of pre-service teachers and \r\ncareer-changing in-service teachers (CCIT). Although both groups generally perceive their career \r\nchoice positively, the results raise questions about why CCITs did not enter the field of teacher \r\neducation in the first place. Additionally, the analysis allows for further discussion about existing \r\nteacher education programs in times of teacher shortage."}],"_id":"66462","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"user_id":"77633","conference":{"name":"19th Stockholm International Conference of Research on Vocational Education and Training","start_date":"2026-05-17","location":"Boat Viking Glory","end_date":"2026-05-19"},"author":[{"id":"76955","full_name":"Vernholz, Mats","orcid":"0000-0001-5175-357X","first_name":"Mats","last_name":"Vernholz"},{"first_name":"Gabriela","orcid":"0000-0003-3898-954X","last_name":"Jonas-Ahrend","full_name":"Jonas-Ahrend, Gabriela","id":"77633"},{"full_name":"Temmen, Katrin","last_name":"Temmen","first_name":"Katrin"}],"year":"2026","title":"Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  ","status":"public","date_updated":"2026-07-13T12:56:46Z"}