Identity, Well-being and Effectiveness: the Emotional Contexts of Teaching


Autoria(s): Day, C.; Kington, Alison
Data(s)

03/03/2008

Resumo

This paper draws on findings from a four‐year longitudinal research project, commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), which investigated Variations in Teachers’ Work, Lives and Effectiveness (VITAE). Drawing on data gathered from 300 teachers working in 100 primary and secondary schools in England, the research identified associations between commitment and effectiveness (perceived and in terms of pupil attainment) and found that there were more, and less, effective teachers in each of six professional life phases. It found that teachers in each of these phases experienced a number of different scenarios that challenged their abilities to sustain their commitment (i.e. remain resilient). This paper discusses how these impact, positively and negatively, on teachers’ capacities for sustaining their initial commitment and associations between identity, well‐being and effectiveness. It finds that teacher identities are neither intrinsically stable nor intrinsically fragmented, but that they can be more, or less, stable and more or less fragmented at different times and in different ways according to the influence of the interaction of a number of personal, professional and situated factors. The extent to which teachers are able to and are supported in managing the scenarios they experience will determine their sense of effectiveness.

Identificador

http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/1896/1/Day%20%20Kington%202008.pdf

Day, C. and Kington, Alison (2008) Identity, Well-being and Effectiveness: the Emotional Contexts of Teaching. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 16 (1). pp. 7-23. ISSN 1747-5104

Publicador

Taylor & Francis

Relação

http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/1896/

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681360701877743

10.1080/14681360701877743

Palavras-Chave #LB Theory and practice of education
Tipo

Article

PeerReviewed

Formato

text

Idioma(s)

en