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"I'M Done!" Stories Of Veteran Teachers Driven Out Of The Profession, Jill L. Stassie
"I'M Done!" Stories Of Veteran Teachers Driven Out Of The Profession, Jill L. Stassie
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My dissertation inquiry builds upon the works of Nancy Hoffman (1977/2003), Madeleine Grumet (1981, 1988) and Dana Goldstein (2014) to examine the enduring effects of the feminization of teaching on the profession. My research question asks, “How do former teachers describe the emotional, social-political conditions that contributed to their exit of their teaching in public schools?” Utilizing narrative inquiry as the methodology, I interviewed four teachers who recently left the profession. I also collected archival data to provide the history and context of teaching.
This study provides a detailed account of what teachers face daily in their classrooms and schools …