Changes in the professionality of vocational teachers as viewed through the experiences of long-serving vocational teachers in Estonia

Table 2 Activities for coping with change

Main coping activities	Sub-coping activities
1. Activities that help teachers cope with stress	Recreation, doing work at home and looking for help from close friends
	Giving up
	Positive thinking
2. Activities for acquiring new knowledge and skills	Learning from students
	Learning from previous experience
	Learning from examples
	Acquiring work experience in the professional field
	Acquiring new knowledge in training
3. Cooperating with colleagues	Exchanging experiences with colleagues
3. Cooperating with colleagues	Sharing teaching materials
4. Implementing a student-centred approach	Activities that support students
	Rethinking their role as teachers
	New ways to interact with students
5. Coping with the low status of VET