Transitional Experiences of Newly Hired Teachers in Department of Education

The newly hired teachers of the bureau serving for not more than 5 years in the government schools but have more than 5 years of teaching experience in the private institutions were the interest of this investigation. The study yielded the following perspectives describing the teachers' transitional experiences. These include: students, relationship with stakeholders, administration, workloads, adaptation to the new working environment and their general impression about teaching in a public school. Study revealed beginning teachers generally had more positive experiences in private school than in public school. Transition experiences were described as a “reality shock”, never easy, overwhelming and discouraging for some. The teachers' high regard to the teaching profession on the other hand able them to adapt some mechanisms to ease their transition. Nonetheless, results challenge the bureau to create a more relevant teacher induction framework for the beginning teachers.