The Power of Resilience: A Theoretical Model to Empower, Encourage and Retain Teachers

Autor/in	Taylor, Janice L.
Titel	The Power of Resilience: A Theoretical Model to Empower, Encourage and Retain Teachers
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 18 (2013), Artikel 70 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Resilience (Psychology); Teacher Empowerment; Teacher Persistence; African American Teachers; Females; Rural Schools; School Districts; School Desegregation; Qualitative Research; Personal Narratives; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Self Efficacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Teacher; Teachers; Afroamerikaner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Weibliches Geschlecht; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; Schulbezirk; Integrative Schule; Qualitative Forschung; Erlebniserzählung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit
Abstract	Due to the many challenges that teachers face in today's classrooms to facilitate the academic success of all children and to meet federal and state accountability standards, having both the competence and the ability to adjust to meet these challenges are required. Teacher retention is an ongoing issue in the United States; teachers who lack these traits may have a negative impact on teacher retention. Resiliency is a critical element that teachers need to meet these challenges and remain in the education profession. In this study, the stories of four female African American teachers who taught in the same school district in a rural community in the South before, during, and after desegregation, were examined. Using qualitative methodology and a narrative inquiry technique, the data analyzed from the stories of the four women confirmed eight themes of resilience as identified in Polidore's Theory of Adult Resilience in Education (2004). An additional resilience theme, efficacy, also emerged. The additional theme provided an enhanced conceptualization and construct of Polidore's Theory of Adult Resilience in Education model. With the massive challenges facing educators today, the stories of the four teachers can be used to empower, encourage and retain teachers in the education profession. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Nova Southeastern University. 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317. Tel: 954-262-5389; Fax: 954-262-3970; Web site: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10