There has to be a better way : lessons from former urban teachers /

There Has to be a Better Way offers an essential voice in understanding the dynamics of teacher attrition from the perspective of the teachers themselves. Drawing upon in-depth qualitative research with former teachers, the authors identify several themes that uncover the rarely-spoken reasons why t...

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Autori principali: Mawhinney, Lynnette, 1979- (Autore), Rinke, Carol R. (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press [2019]
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt22p7jh8
Sommario:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Day, Christopher
  • Introduction: Walking In Through The Out Door: Professional Trajectories Of Urban Teachers
  • Part I: The Dynamics Of Teacher Attrition
  • 1. Push And Pull In Career Development
  • Part II: Structural Factors In Teacher Attrition
  • 2. The Struggle Is Real: Administrators, Teachers, And The System
  • 3. Wading Through The Waters: Exhaustion, Stress, And Disillusionment With Teaching
  • 4. Where Has All The Job Security Gone?
  • Part III: The Personal And The Professional In Teacher Attrition
  • 5. You Don't Fit Here: Teachers Of Color Coping With Racial Microaggressions In Schools
  • 6. Negotiating Gendered And Cultural Expectations On A Teacher'S Salary: The Mediating Role Of Identity
  • 7. I Just Feel So Guilty: The Role Of Emotions In Leaving
  • Part IV: Addressing Teacher Attrition
  • 8. Closing The Revolving Door: Teacher Leavers' Final Lesson For The Profession
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Index