Teaching and nurturing: changing conceptions of self as teacher in a case study of becoming a teacher
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
- Vol. 4 (2), 121-140
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0951839910040203
Abstract
Interest is growing in better understanding how teachers think and how they come to think like teachers. From a theoretical orientation informed by insights gained from symbolic inter‐actionism, recent research in the role metaphors play in self‐understanding, and schema theory, the authors present a case study of the first year of teaching of a divorced mother of five young children. Over the course of the year this teacher's understanding of herself as teacher changes, as indicated by changes in her personal teaching metaphor, teacher is nurturer. The reasons for these changes are explored. Of particular note is the struggle this teacher has balancing the demands of home and work. Finally, some implications for teacher education are discussed.Keywords
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