I Feel Very Fortunate to Still be Doing What I Love: Later Career Performing Arts Teachers Still Keen and Committed

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH International Journal of Education and the Arts Pub Date : 2019-05-20 DOI:10.26209/IJEA20N7
Christina Gray, Geoffrey M Lowe, Peter F. Prout, Sarah Jefferson
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The problem of attrition among early-career teachers has generated a substantial body of research. However, less research has been devoted to later-career teachers who survive and thrive. This article explores the career experiences of four later-career performing arts teachers who remain keen and committed to teaching. Informed by IJEA Vol. 20 No. 7 http://www.ijea.org/v20n7/ 2 seminal studies by Huberman (1989, 1993) and Day and Gu (2007, 2009) into teacher career trajectories, and using a phenomenological ‘lens’ of portraiture methodology, members of the research team undertook a series of in-depth interviews to gain insight into how these teachers maintain their positivity and commitment to teaching. Four key themes emerged: the fundamental influence of social networks, the ability to recognise and embrace one’s strengths, the importance of being adaptable in maintaining relevance and social responsibility, and understanding the difference one makes to the lives of students. Findings highlight the key mechanisms by which these later-career teachers rationalise and maintain their enthusiasm. Given they are not fixed, articulating these mechanisms as attributes to be encouraged, practiced, nurtured, and developed among all teachers may be the overall key finding of this study.
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我感到很幸运仍然在做我喜欢的事:后来的职业生涯表演艺术老师仍然热衷于并致力于
早期职业教师的流失问题已经产生了大量的研究。然而,对职业生涯后期的教师如何生存和发展的研究却很少。本文探讨了四位演艺教师的职业经历,他们在职业生涯后期仍然热衷于和致力于教学。根据IJEA第20卷第7期http://www.ijea.org/v20n7/, Huberman(1989、1993)和Day和Gu(2007、2009)对教师职业轨迹的开创性研究,研究小组成员使用肖像方法论的现象学“镜头”进行了一系列深入访谈,以深入了解这些教师如何保持积极性和对教学的承诺。四个关键主题出现了:社会网络的基本影响,认识和拥抱自己优势的能力,适应能力在保持相关性和社会责任方面的重要性,以及理解社会网络对学生生活的影响。研究结果强调了这些后期职业教师合理化和保持热情的关键机制。鉴于这些机制不是固定不变的,阐明这些机制作为所有教师都应鼓励、实践、培养和发展的属性,可能是本研究的总体关键发现。
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International Journal of Education and the Arts
International Journal of Education and the Arts EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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