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Union Representatives’ Stories: From Leading The Classroom To Leading A District, Holly Magaditsch
Union Representatives’ Stories: From Leading The Classroom To Leading A District, Holly Magaditsch
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
While much is known about what contributes to teacher attrition, there is less research on those who leave teaching positions to work as a union representative. The purpose of this study was to explore how three teacher union representatives frame their experiences with mobility, leadership, and advocacy in education. The research question was: How do former teachers enter and perform the role of teacher union representative? The sub-level questions were: a) How do they story their transition from teaching students to representing teachers? b) How do they frame the responsibility of teacher unions and teacher union representatives to advocate? Data …