---
_id: '66462'
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."
author:
- first_name: Mats
  full_name: Vernholz, Mats
  id: '76955'
  last_name: Vernholz
  orcid: 0000-0001-5175-357X
- first_name: Gabriela
  full_name: Jonas-Ahrend, Gabriela
  id: '77633'
  last_name: Jonas-Ahrend
  orcid: 0000-0003-3898-954X
- first_name: Katrin
  full_name: Temmen, Katrin
  last_name: Temmen
citation:
  ama: 'Vernholz M, Jonas-Ahrend G, Temmen K. Different Pathways, Shared Challenges:
    Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  . In: ; 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.'
  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}
    }'
  chicago: 'Vernholz, Mats, Gabriela Jonas-Ahrend, and Katrin Temmen. “Different Pathways,
    Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  ,”
    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.'
  mla: 'Vernholz, Mats, et al. <i>Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections
    on Entering Vocational Teaching in  Germany  </i>. 2026.'
  short: 'M. Vernholz, G. Jonas-Ahrend, K. Temmen, in: 2026.'
conference:
  end_date: 2026-05-19
  location: Boat Viking Glory
  name: 19th Stockholm International Conference of Research on Vocational Education
    and Training
  start_date: 2026-05-17
date_created: 2026-07-13T12:54:11Z
date_updated: 2026-07-13T12:56:46Z
department:
- _id: '300'
keyword:
- vocational teacher education
- teacher shortage
- career-changing teachers
- teacher  reflections
language:
- iso: eng
status: public
title: 'Different Pathways, Shared Challenges: Reflections on Entering Vocational
  Teaching in  Germany  '
type: conference
user_id: '77633'
year: '2026'
...